If your car or truck won’t hold a charge, or if you’re having signs electrical gremlins like dimming headlights, you probably need a new alternator. “If you keep a vehicle over 100,000 miles, chances ...

The alternator is a crucial component of your vehicle’s charging system. It keeps the battery charged and provides power to the electrical system while the engine is running. Over time, the alternator ...

Alternator trouble is a very common occurrence, and unless you live with a silver spoon in your mouth and have a dedicated person to do your dirty work, alternator trouble is in your future. When it ...

Replacement alternators rarely fail as a result of manufacturing defects, but often quit because the root cause of the original failure wasn’t addressed. Load testing with a resistive load such as a ...

I’m a former mechanic and I have a question for you. Some of your answers refer to alternators that have “died.” But as far as I know, you have never written about why they die. I know about bearings ...

Modern vehicles are packed full of electric and electronic components; the alternator is one of the most essential elements. It provides power to the rest of the electrical system while the vehicle is ...

Abstract: Design of low-cost voltage sensing method of three-phase synchronous rectifiers with high-efficiency for automotive alternators is proposed in this paper. A new control strategy and low-cost ...

Abstract: To assist the reduction of CO2 emissions of vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICE), Super Low Loss Diode (SLLD) was developed. SLLD comprises a synchronous rectifying circuit ...