Early automobiles had a "generator" to keep the battery charged. In the generator a magnetic field was established and the armature spun inside the field, creating the electrical current. Carbon brushes made contact with the armature and the electrical energy was transferred to the battery and other electrical devices. The generator produced "Direct Current" and was controlled by a set of relays called a "voltage regulator".
Shortly after the wide acceptance of the transistor and other solid state devices Detroit came up with the idea of using an alternator. In the alternator, the armature becomes the magnetic field and spins inside a set of coils. Alternating current is created as the magnets pass the coils, then the alternating current is converted to direct current through an elaborate arrangement of diodes on a "diode plate"
An alternator has many advantages, it's much more efficient, takes up less space, is capable of producing 110 volts (if you know how to wire it up you can plug things in) and it produces significant electrical current even at lower engine speeds.
The alternator too is controlled by a voltage regulator to keep it from producing excessive voltage and current, but modern voltage regulators are solid state and typically inside the alternator.
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Alternater
It provides it with electrical energy.
Well there is 2 ways to check....it could be your alternater or your battery....to check to see if it is your alternater pull of your positive cable and if the car dies it is your alternater if your car don't die then it is the battery and you might want to get that replaced
It is will bolt up, the pulleys are the same size and line up, then it will work.
WORKING FROM THE FRONT; YOU NEED A SIZE 17 SOCKET ON A TBAR.THE ALTERNATER IS ON DRIVER SIDE AT THE BACK.THERE ARE THREE BOLTS TO LOOSEN (DONT TAKE THEM RIGHT OFF) . PULL THE ALTERNATER TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE CAR, SLIP BELT OVER CRANK PULLEY THEN OVER ALTERNATER PULLEY .LEVER ALTERNATER BACK TO TIGHTEN BELT,THEN RETIGHTEN 3 BOLTS
make sure you have the right size 12volt battery. alt keeps going bad are you bumpin in the trunk?are you sure alt. is installed properly and connection are tight and secure??....
they are built in to alternater!
inside the alternater.
In the alternater!
your alternater voltage reg are bad ; it not reg the voltage to 13.8 or max volts 14.2 try replace alternater
how do you connect the wire from the alternater to the starter?