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Eager to see how this turns out. How does packaging look? (as in, how much more space do the MOSFETs take up?)
And yea, they are usually 1V drop not 0.7. I figured that out when searching through electronic component catalogs and found the high amperage diodes having higher voltage drop. It's kind of insane that car companies use something that wasteful to save a hundred bucks...but then again, belt driven power steering and water pumps are even worse, and barely save any money as well.
It's also crazy that without the 2V total voltage drop, the alternator pulley ratio or engine speed could be lowered while maintaining enough electrical power, or kept the same and avoiding flickering lights.
I really want to do this mod to an alternator so I can use an underdrive pulley without lowered voltage.
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