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Subject Yeah, I used their 60%
     
Posted by -Grimm- on May 08, 2014 at 5:45 PM
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In Reply To The alternator will never be 100% efficient. posted by DVDBURN (MD) on May 08, 2014 at 04:13 PM
     
Message Although that's the first time I've read that figure

I guess I left a step out, 196 watts at 100% efficiency is 0.25 HP, 0.44 HP at 60% efficiency.

Without knowing the pulley dimensions off hand, I would say the stock pulley ratio is about 2.25:1.

That puts the alternator at about 1500 RPM at engine idle. That would put the alternator output generally in the 50% output range (stock is 70 amps?) so 35 amps out.

At 1500 RPM the alternator would be around 3300 RPM, into the 85% output range (60A)

It would be near peak output by about 2200 (engine) RPM.

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1992 300ZX NA 5 Sp (Dead)
1990 300ZX NA Auto 2+2 (Dead)
1990 300ZX TT 5 Sp (Building)
2004 G35 Sport 6MT (DD)

     
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