<VV> High Capacity Alternators

[Jim Davis]

If you had a Corvair powered UltraVan, you would understand the need for 
a 140 amp alternator.  The frig and ice maker alone draw 60 amps.
Jim Davis


  On 11/4/2015 7:04 PM, hallgrenn via VirtualVairs wrote:
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> ,,,,,Unless you've got a car amp/speaker setup designed to rock the world why would you need an alternator with more than 70 to 80 amps common to GM cars of the 70s.  Larger capacity also means more load on the engine when charging.
> Bob Hall
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Frank DuVal via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Date: 11/04/2015  7:22 PM  (GMT-05:00)
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re:  Autozone alternators
>
> Quadruple? You might be overstating your case. Double I would believe.
> Stock: 37 amp
> Double: 74 amp
> Quadruple: 148 amp
>
> Not many 70s/80s Chevys had 150 amp alternators.
>
> Frank Duvall
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