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  1. joff

    about alternator amp outage and fuel consumption

    Alternator efficiency is fairly bad at 50% due to AC->DC rectification/regulation and the fact that the rotor does not use permanent magnets and requires an external field current to excite the electromagnet. 24 watts of electrical energy take 50 watts of kinetic energy away from the motor.

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