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Old 05-30-2009, 10:55 AM   #3 (permalink)
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No small task. He definitely didn't slap this together. A lot of thought, design & building went into it.

But he only had to re-wind the alternator because of his high pack voltage.

For those of us with lower voltage vehicles, that step wouldn't be necessary. A normal alternator can be modded (through field control & RPM being the issues) to output up to 120v without re-winding.

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