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<blockquote data-quote="MECHMAN" data-source="post: 5799827" data-attributes="member: 595065">Anyone can see a dyno printout of our alternators performance; we include one with every unit we ship.&nbsp; There have been many people who have posted up pictures and scans of their MechMan dyno sheet.&nbsp; I can&#039;t speak for anyone else&#039;s product, but our units do exactly what we rate them at or slightly more.&nbsp; If they don&#039;t meet spec, (which happens every once in a while) the unit doesn&#039;t pass quality control.&nbsp; Pretty simple really.There really doesn&#039;t have to be any kind of back and forth regarding alternator performance and dyno shootouts anyway.&nbsp;&nbsp; Anyone can perform their own alternator test on any alternator with the unit still installed on the vehicle.&nbsp; All you need is a $120 DC amp clamp from Sears, and amplifiers (or some other load) capable of maxing out the alternator.&nbsp; Clamp the meter around the alternator charge wire (not the battery cable) and crank the system all the way up.&nbsp; The clamp meter will display exactly how much current is running through the alternator&#039;s charge cable.&nbsp; This test will work at any engine RPM.&nbsp; Obviously, belt slip, temperature, and cabling loss should be taken intoconsideration.The reason why we build units the way we do, is because the style units we build have been proven reliable in Police cars for over 10 years.&nbsp; By our logic, if a unit can survive the type of loads and abuse that is seen in an emergency vehicle for thousands of miles, it should do well for our civilian customers.&nbsp; So far, this way of thinking has served us well.&nbsp; There is always more than one way to skin a cat-&nbsp; our customers have been very satisfied with out particular method.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MECHMAN, post: 5799827, member: 595065"] Anyone can see a dyno printout of our alternators performance; we include one with every unit we ship. There have been many people who have posted up pictures and scans of their MechMan dyno sheet. I can't speak for anyone else's product, but our units do exactly what we rate them at or slightly more. If they don't meet spec, (which happens every once in a while) the unit doesn't pass quality control. Pretty simple really. There really doesn't have to be any kind of back and forth regarding alternator performance and dyno shootouts anyway. Anyone can perform their own alternator test on any alternator with the unit still installed on the vehicle. All you need is a $120 DC amp clamp from Sears, and amplifiers (or some other load) capable of maxing out the alternator. Clamp the meter around the alternator charge wire (not the battery cable) and crank the system all the way up. The clamp meter will display exactly how much current is running through the alternator's charge cable. This test will work at any engine RPM. Obviously, belt slip, temperature, and cabling loss should be taken intoconsideration. The reason why we build units the way we do, is because the style units we build have been proven reliable in Police cars for over 10 years. By our logic, if a unit can survive the type of loads and abuse that is seen in an emergency vehicle for thousands of miles, it should do well for our civilian customers. So far, this way of thinking has served us well. There is always more than one way to skin a cat- our customers have been very satisfied with out particular method. [/QUOTE]

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