alternator output help

[basketball346 10+ year member]

I have a 1994 ford explorer with a 95 amp alternator. Could someone please tell me how many watts i can run off of this? i also just had a new batter replaced. thanx for your help.

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[paikiah 5,000+ posts]

hard to say. your car will require some power (air conditioning, etc) and your batt can also cover some power as well.

However, I have a basic rule of thumb. anything less than 750w RMS should be fine.

 

[SuBXeRo 10+ year member]

best thing u can do is.. call your ford dealer and ask them how many amps you car uses stock. there are 145 amp alternators u can upgrade to and will fit in ur stock brackets. only downside is a loss of some hp, but nothing to dramatic, basically u know theres probs when ur lights dim