Next message: KenJames: "[world-cruising] car alternators"
What I mean by saying it is the wrong curve is this; it doesn't matter
if you rewind it to produce more power at slower speeds, the problem is
still inherent in the design that if you make it produce good power at
one speed, it will not do so at other, in this case slightly slower,
speeds.
This is a well recognized problem with earlier wind genearator designs,
and is one reason you do not see them using car alternators. In wind
that pushes my boat 5 kts my wind generator can put out a lot more
than 15 amps, so a water towed one should be able to also and still do
good at 2 kts and 6 kts. But not with a car alternator, rewound or not,
the power curve cannot be made to match the available power.-Ken
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