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<blockquote data-quote="Papermaker85" data-source="post: 8559844" data-attributes="member: 572595"><p>you see the decrease in voltage because the alternator cannot instantaneously saturate the permanent magnets to produce the current o there is a lag that cause the voltage to drop so it can saturate it. its called ripple current. the current increases in order to deliver the power. you need a Capacitor to help smooth the ripple..</p><p></p><p>those older caps aren't very great. with 3kw you could get away with 5 300F caps series..</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Eaton/XB3550-2R5307-R/?qs=A%2fwzytyXNHhe5n%2fLC2rGZw%3d%3d" target="_blank">http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Eaton/XB3550-2R5307-R/?qs=A%2fwzytyXNHhe5n%2fLC2rGZw%3d%3d</a> just a soldering gun and some 12ga wire between the caps and as large as you can going into and out of the caps</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Papermaker85, post: 8559844, member: 572595"] you see the decrease in voltage because the alternator cannot instantaneously saturate the permanent magnets to produce the current o there is a lag that cause the voltage to drop so it can saturate it. its called ripple current. the current increases in order to deliver the power. you need a Capacitor to help smooth the ripple.. those older caps aren't very great. with 3kw you could get away with 5 300F caps series.. [URL="http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Eaton/XB3550-2R5307-R/?qs=A%2fwzytyXNHhe5n%2fLC2rGZw%3d%3d"]http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Eaton/XB3550-2R5307-R/?qs=A%2fwzytyXNHhe5n%2fLC2rGZw%3d%3d[/URL] just a soldering gun and some 12ga wire between the caps and as large as you can going into and out of the caps [/QUOTE]
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