[Public-List] Alternators...

[Gordon Laco]

Hello friends…

Do any of you have data on what the output curve of our Atomic IV’s alternators will put out at various RPM’s?  

I’m looking at Moyer’s modern alternators, and noticed that they give output figures for ‘normal operating speed of 2000rpm’.  Well even with the boosted rpm our Campbell prop allows, we still don’t get more than 1500 going flat out… we cruise quietly at 1200.

I understand our factory supplied alternators are ’30 amp’ but what is it really delivering at real operational rpms?

I understand that at lower rpm’s the alternator isn’t ‘excited’ so delivers little amperage…But I don’t know what the critical rpm rate is to achieve excitement   

I don’t understand this whole subject as well as I’d like to.

Gordon Laco
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