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[Jim Davies]

On Sat, 6 Feb 1999, Clarence L.Snyder wrote:

> Actually, the alternator is rated for maximum POWER output. 100 amps at
> 14 volts is 1400 watts, almost 2 HP. At an optimistic 80% efficiency, it
> requires closer to 2.5 HP. Pushing the same current at higher voltage
> quickly oveheats the alternator due to the increase in these I^2 R
> losses, which increase at the rate of a power of two with voltage
> increase - double the voltage, 4 times the heat with the same current.
> > 
Ford used 2 alternators on some Lincolns; one was 110 volts and used for
the rear window heater. What did they change in the alternator to do this?