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t vago,
I agree. I think we could quantify a percentage in the power required to spin the alternator to generate a given amount of electricity that the engine must produce. I have seen figures of 1HP per every 30A assuming a 55% efficiency of the alternator.
Watts / 745.7 (one HP) = Electrical HP Produced by the Alternator
30A X 14.0 = 420 W
420/ 745.7 = 0.563 HP electrical power
HP electrical power/ efficiency = HP mechanical
0.563 / 0.55 = 1.0236 HP mechanical
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