Your car won't start for the second day in a row. You ask your neighbor for a jump (again) and head off to work — late, of course. You come to the conclusion that it has to be the battery or the ...

It doesn’t matter whether it’s in the deep chill of winter or the heat of summer, on a work truck, emergency vehicle, or personal rig—the last thing a driver wants to see or hear are dim headlights ...

A common problem exists when driving automotive alternators via motors. In the process of attempting to regulate the charging voltage of a low battery, the alternator shaft torque usually exceeds the ...

If you've ever wondered how your car's battery stays charged, wonder no more. I cracked open a junkyard alternator and recorded the wonders that lie within in the second installation of our new video ...

LoadHandler Power Products has unveiled a variety of brushed alternators for high power output and high efficiency. The alternators are available in 150-, 160- and 200-amp versions for 12-volt systems ...

It’s cold. It’s dark. It’s raining. Your reach down and flip on the fog lights. They help but not that much. So you power up the light bar. Yup! That’s the ticket. The stereo is cranked up and life is ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems in Cambridge have developed methods to boost the power in upcoming automobiles. Led by ...

With reference to the reports of blown globes on a Subaru Outback I would suggest that a higher than normal alternator output voltage is the likely cause. This could be due to a failure of the voltage ...

It was a red Lamborghini Countach, parked with its scissor doors open to let the sunlight in, what most probably sparked Alex's love for cars. Even though he was less than three years old when he saw ...