It all starts with a few telltale problems: The battery light coming on for a brief moment, maybe dimmed headlights and a few flickering gauges. Perhaps your car even gives off an odd smell, or ...

Some people though prefer to dispense with batteries and generate their own power, and that’s what [Thomas D] has done by fitting his bike with an alternator. But this is no off the shelf unit ...

Your car’s alternator converts mechanical energy from your engine into electricity, powering your electronics and charging your battery. But when your alternator starts to fail, what can you ...

Your garden variety automotive alternator is ripe for repurposing as is, but with a little modification, it can actually be used as a surprisingly powerful brushless motor. Looking to demonstrate ...

A British company has developed an exhaust-driven generator that could be used to supplement the usual belt-driven alternator, or even provide electrical power to a hybrid drivetrain. alternator ...

The output of a generator can be represented on an induced current–time graph which is shown below. It shows four different positions of the coil of the generator, and the corresponding induced ...

This means that the alternator produces a current that is constantly changing. This is alternating current or ac. The output of an alternator can be represented on a potential difference-time ...

The IdlePro Extreme range of premium, heavy-duty replacement alternators from Leece-Neville Heavy Duty Systems has expanded to include a 24V, 250-amp version featuring a space-saving, 39-lb.