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Re: Alternator or Generator? 53Cowboy #898454 11/22/2012 2:37 AM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 295 Seattle Wa L leitmotif Shop Shark
leitmotif Shop Shark L Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 295 Seattle Wa	Originally Posted by BSCowboy but does the pulley size matter Long story short - yes - alternator or generator RPM are proportional to output voltage. SO below say 1500 RPM (1,000 for sure)you will not get full voltage no matter what regulator does. Dan Bentler

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Alternator or Generator?	53Cowboy	11/21/2012 6:55 AM
Re: Alternator or Generator?	53Cowboy	11/21/2012 8:59 AM
Re: Alternator or Generator?	DrewP	11/21/2012 9:05 AM
Re: Alternator or Generator?	53Cowboy	11/21/2012 10:05 AM
Re: Alternator or Generator?	leitmotif	11/22/2012 2:37 AM
Re: Alternator or Generator?	Flxible	11/21/2012 10:14 AM
Re: Alternator or Generator?	Wrenchbender Ret.	11/21/2012 10:41 AM
Re: Alternator or Generator?	55shaker	11/21/2012 11:14 AM
Re: Alternator or Generator?	53Cowboy	11/21/2012 5:59 PM
Re: Alternator or Generator?	lugnut123	11/22/2012 2:29 AM
Re: Alternator or Generator?	Hotrod Lincoln	11/22/2012 10:12 AM
Re: Alternator or Generator?	bowtietim	11/23/2012 11:40 AM

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