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Re: Alternator output

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Subject: Re: Alternator output
From: "Scott C. Williams" <bb@odsys.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 15:18:52 +0500
On 12-Jan-98, Scott Gardner wrote:
>All this talk about alternators has got me wondering.  What do the 
>stock Lucas alternators put out, particularly for a '72?  My 
>Volkswagen Jetta had an 85 amp model as standard equipment, but I'm 
>getting the impression that's on the high end of normal.  I did use 
>a Heavy-Duty Cadillac alternator for an autosound application once, 
>and we could pull 120 amps off of it at idle!  But considering it was 
>from an Eldorado with the towing package, that might not be too 
>excessive.
>Scott

Isn't it something like 34 amps on early alt cars, and 43amps on the '79-80?
-- 
Scott C. Williams
scw@russellks.net
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'63 MG1100-- '70 Austin America-- '71 Austin America-- '73 Austin Marina
'74 1/2 MGB'GT-- '78 MGB


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