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Old Oct 30, 2012 | 06:58 AM
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From: Isanti, MN
Originally Posted by Fronty Owner
output wise your right on the truck (actually can be closer to 15 volts as a 12 volt lead acid is 13.2 volts)
Internally, an alternator produces a 3 phase alternating current voltage source. then its rectified and regulated to the output you get.

I have seen a couple kits that bolt onto the engine that will put a 240 volt service output on your truck.
Alternatively, some old school (50s?) car generators I believe would output an AC voltage that you then run thru an external regulator/rectifier.
They left the diodes in, just hot wired the field. If the alternator would put out 15V at 500 rpm, it'd put out 120 at 4000 rpm.

DC will run heaters, series wound motors, like drills and skill saws. Try to run a refrigerator and something gets burned out.
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