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Old 08-04-2011, 08:04 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
Automotive alternators are 50-100A if I am not mistaken? This laminate 24v 136W (meaning it is about 5.6A) is 15.5" x 216" -- and you would need TEN of them to equal a small alternator. That is 33,480 square inches or 232.5 square feet to get ~50A.
is that all???/
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