Alternator in a sentence

Normally, both are charged from a single alternator, and a heavy-duty split-charge diode is used to prevent the higher-charge battery (typically the engine battery) from discharging through the lower-charge battery when the alternator is not running.

There is, moreover, no need for a significant or variable-speed gearbox; turning an alternator at comparatively high speeds allows for a smaller and lighter alternator than would otherwise be the case.

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However, if your vehicle is showing other unusual signs, such as dimmed headlights, it could indicate an issue with the alternator - the component that charges the battery.

The alternator broke and while they were repairing it the team found a stone in the middle.

The added strain it takes to turn this high-power alternator probably does add some more force to your engine braking, so I guess it could be called regenerative braking, but it’s a bit of a misnomer from where I’m sitting.

My only complaint was they put the alternator in a shiatty place, so it rusted out like clockwork every 3 years, and was a biatch to replace.

The Coastal Renaissance also experienced mechanical issues Saturday, after an issue with its alternator made it unsafe to travel during the high winds.

The Cross Sport can tow 5,000 pounds and will be available with a tow package that includes an updated cooling system and alternator.

A Banzai Racing double pulley was also installed on the alternator to make the emissions delete work, as the belt typically also powers an emissions air pump which was no longer there.

But the alternator got wet in storage, damaging the innards.

I’d also snag the trailer tow group, which comes with a different alternator, a class four receiver hitch, “heavy duty engine cooling,” and a zoom feature for the backup camera to help with aligning a trailer hitch.

A common method of harnessing this thermal energy is to use it to boil water to produce pressurized steam which will then drive a steam turbine that turns an alternator and generates electricity.

Electrical power came from a 24 volt DC generator on the starboard (No. 2) engine and an alternator on the port engine which supplied AC power for radios.

History The first alternator to produce alternating current was a dynamo electric generator based on Michael Faraday 's principles constructed by the French instrument maker Hippolyte Pixii in 1832.

It was powered by a 2000-V, 130Hz Siemens & Halske alternator and featured several Gaulard secondary generators with their primary windings connected in series, which fed incandescent lamps.

On December 21, 1906, Fessenden made an extensive demonstration of the new alternator-transmitter at Brant Rock, showing its utility for point-to-point wireless telephony, including interconnecting his stations to the wire telephone network.

The alternator-transmitter achieved the goal of transmitting quality audio signals, but the lack of any way to amplify the signals meant they were somewhat weak.

The American SAE system tests without alternator, water pump, and other auxiliary components such as power steering pump, muffled exhaust system, etc. so the figures are higher than the European figures for the same engine.

The engine's first grand prix in Brazil was one that the team preferred to forget, with Boutsen retiring with an engine failure and Patrese with an alternator failure after leading, although Patrese did qualify second.