Little belt Question
Apr 28, 2012 | 08:23 PM
#3
Staging Lane
Joined: Mar 2012
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From: Traverse City, Michigan
Out of question does this just make the alternator spin faster? I would imagine so but I am not sure.
Okay another question...
Why would this make sense to use? My understanding and tests show that the more current you draw the harder the alternator is to turn which means more HP. I am just having problems because its throwing read flags to me..the alternators don't make more power than they need to.
For example say I have an alternator that makes a maximum of 80 amps @4000RMP alternator speed @20HP. Now as I said it isn't like the alternator is making 80 amps all the time @4000. It could be spinning at 20000 but if the draw is only 10 amps then that's what it will make. So lets say for example at this current moment say 20 amps @1000RPM only using 5HP is what it is running at. If I have the over drive thing its now at say 2000RPM but still making 20AMPS. At this moment it is worse to have this product because of the extra drag created turning the altornator.
Now as far as I know there are a few ways it attacks when it needs more power...the alternator will need to produce 40 amps now so now it tells the engine to speed up to say 1000RMP and that gives us 2000RMP on the alternator or 4000 with the overdrive. Now with the "normal" setup it would be working just fine. However there is now a overdrive pulley on there making it spin twice as fast for NO reason and actually is adding drag, less MPG, and less overall performance.
Okay so now at a idle speed and you know for some reason you needed it to spin at 2000 and make 40 amps just cause...the engine doesn't waste the energy it uses, I hate to admit it but the computers are pretty complex and know these things. At this point with the overdrive pulley it is already spinning fast enough however the engine isn't making enough power so it will do 1 of 2 things to get it. Speed the engine up, or dump more gas down into it to force it to make the HP needed.
Laws of physics say you can't get something for nothing. This is just turning the alternator faster to begin with but takes the same load on the engine when you demand the power as it would without it. You will more than likely use the same amount of gas too. Actually this is I will guess worse on gas in the long run due to it always spinning faster than it would before.
NOW am I totally missing something here? Is this for a specific alternator because from what I seen there for average ones which is why I am really questioning this.
Okay another question...
Why would this make sense to use? My understanding and tests show that the more current you draw the harder the alternator is to turn which means more HP. I am just having problems because its throwing read flags to me..the alternators don't make more power than they need to.
For example say I have an alternator that makes a maximum of 80 amps @4000RMP alternator speed @20HP. Now as I said it isn't like the alternator is making 80 amps all the time @4000. It could be spinning at 20000 but if the draw is only 10 amps then that's what it will make. So lets say for example at this current moment say 20 amps @1000RPM only using 5HP is what it is running at. If I have the over drive thing its now at say 2000RPM but still making 20AMPS. At this moment it is worse to have this product because of the extra drag created turning the altornator.
Now as far as I know there are a few ways it attacks when it needs more power...the alternator will need to produce 40 amps now so now it tells the engine to speed up to say 1000RMP and that gives us 2000RMP on the alternator or 4000 with the overdrive. Now with the "normal" setup it would be working just fine. However there is now a overdrive pulley on there making it spin twice as fast for NO reason and actually is adding drag, less MPG, and less overall performance.
Okay so now at a idle speed and you know for some reason you needed it to spin at 2000 and make 40 amps just cause...the engine doesn't waste the energy it uses, I hate to admit it but the computers are pretty complex and know these things. At this point with the overdrive pulley it is already spinning fast enough however the engine isn't making enough power so it will do 1 of 2 things to get it. Speed the engine up, or dump more gas down into it to force it to make the HP needed.
Laws of physics say you can't get something for nothing. This is just turning the alternator faster to begin with but takes the same load on the engine when you demand the power as it would without it. You will more than likely use the same amount of gas too. Actually this is I will guess worse on gas in the long run due to it always spinning faster than it would before.
NOW am I totally missing something here? Is this for a specific alternator because from what I seen there for average ones which is why I am really questioning this.
Last edited by Garage_Man; Apr 28, 2012 at 09:01 PM.
Apr 29, 2012 | 09:59 AM
#6
Out of question does this just make the alternator spin faster? I would imagine so but I am not sure.
yes it does. i dont kno much more about this pulley becides it helps creates more amps and that apears to be what its doing cuz i was reading below 14 amps before now im up over.
yes it does. i dont kno much more about this pulley becides it helps creates more amps and that apears to be what its doing cuz i was reading below 14 amps before now im up over.
Apr 29, 2012 | 12:11 PM
#7
Staging Lane
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 79
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From: Traverse City, Michigan
Alright so it does exactly what I thought. I might look into this more, I don't think I'll need it but I plan on putting on a lot of power sucking devices.
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