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serialk11r · 08-01-2016, 05:49 AM

Wait, why are you testing this? You can find alternator efficiency charts everywhere. 60A load * 14V / 50% efficiency = 2.25hp, that would be a pretty typical load I think.

08-01-2016, 05:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
serialk11r Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: United States Posts: 1,756 spyder2 - '00 Toyota MR2 Spyder Thanks: 104 Thanked 407 Times in 312 Posts	Wait, why are you testing this? You can find alternator efficiency charts everywhere. 60A load * 14V / 50% efficiency = 2.25hp, that would be a pretty typical load I think.