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Originally Posted by serialk11r
Uh, that is definitely not a 'typical' electrical load on a car, unless you have a 2000 watt sound system. I did a bit of research into this trying to figure out how whether off the shelf thermoelectric generators could generate enough electrical power for the car. 300W is a typical electrical load, comes out to maybe 0.75hp at the alternator.
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Don't forget about the drag produced by the little fan in the alternator while its spinning at 3 times crank shaft speed.
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