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Am I testing my alternator wrong?
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<blockquote data-quote="sexy" data-source="post: 8067588" data-attributes="member: 612355"><p>The way an alternator works has already been explained in the other thread this guy started. It’s the same as a home generator and if you ever listened to a home unit or the engine in your car you will hear the engine lug down when a demand is put on the generator or alternator. You then have lag time. That lag time is where you will see a slight drop in voltage while the power supply (alternator) tries to meet the demand. I have three high output alternators under my hood but it would not mater if I had twenty of them I would still have lag time. This is such a simple thing to understand that I could explain it to my wife and she would understand it. LAG TIME = voltage drop</p><p></p><p>Go listen to any power generator and you will hear it. Use a volt meter and you will see it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sexy, post: 8067588, member: 612355"] The way an alternator works has already been explained in the other thread this guy started. It’s the same as a home generator and if you ever listened to a home unit or the engine in your car you will hear the engine lug down when a demand is put on the generator or alternator. You then have lag time. That lag time is where you will see a slight drop in voltage while the power supply (alternator) tries to meet the demand. I have three high output alternators under my hood but it would not mater if I had twenty of them I would still have lag time. This is such a simple thing to understand that I could explain it to my wife and she would understand it. LAG TIME = voltage drop Go listen to any power generator and you will hear it. Use a volt meter and you will see it. [/QUOTE]
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