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Old 06-22-2010, 02:17 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls View Post
Typical alternators have 50% loss, and they're attached to combustion engines with 70% loss.
...I believe he was referring to the electrical efficiency of an alternator, not it's in-situ efficiency including the engine, its driving force.
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