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Larry
 
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Default Can an alternator be to big?

Dual belts, if you got the space, are a good idea, anyways....no
matter what the ratings are.



On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 23:23:11 -0400, Joe Wood
wrote:

Rule of thumb that I heard was that anything over 90 Amps should have
dual belts.

Joe Wood

Glenn Ashmore wrote:
Put another way, is a large alternator operating at 60% of capacity more
or less efficient than a smaller one operating at close to maximum output?




Larry W4CSC

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