Why are dual alternators used in military vehicles?

Dual alternators are a helpful feature for military vehicles, allowing them to function even in the event of battle damage to a primary alternator.

What kind of cable does an alternator use?

Some standard set-ups I see regularly that have been fitted by the so called professionals is where they use twin 6mm auto cable (really 4.59mm²), this is next to useless for fast, deep charging.

When to use a second alternator in a car?

In vehicles likely to function for long periods of time without maintenance or vehicles likely to sustain heavy damage during the course of regular use, a second alternator can serve as a backup power generation system in the event that the primary system fails.

Dual alternators are a helpful feature for military vehicles, allowing them to function even in the event of battle damage to a primary alternator.

What kind of cars use high amp alternators?

We provide the best High Amp Alternators to power car audio systems, off road lights, emergency vehicles, Limos, Military, Shuttle Bus, Transit Vehicles, Mobility Conversions, CB, Construction, Surveillance & Global Mapping Vehicles, Swat & FBI, Police Fleets, Fire Trucks, Armored Vehicles and more.

Can you replace an alternator with two alternators?

Two alternators can also serve as a jerry-rigged replacement for larger alternators by combining two in series to reach the same level of power output, which is particularly helpful in improvised repair situations.

Why do I need a dual battery Ford tremor?

Advanced search… So I ordered my 7.3L powered truck with the 397amp/dual battery option. I wanted redundancy since the weather in Vegas is extremely harsh on batteries and didn’t want to be out in the middle of nowhere when a battery decides to unexpectedly die.

What does a redundancy switch on an alternator do?

A redundancy switch is a sensor that detects when voltage drops below a critical threshold from one alternator, deactivating the damaged alternator and switching to a secondary backup.

Why does the battery light come on with a dual alternator?

From what I have read, trucks that came with the dual alternators are controlled by the PCM. And the only way the battery light will come on is because of an alternator issue. Well last nite, went and started the truck up and as normal my volts went from 12.6 down to 11.05 while the glow plugs were on after starting.

How long does it take for a dual alternator to charge?

When I first light mine off, the upper (dual) alternator starts charging right away and the lower one starts after about 30-60 seconds. Here as some measurements I did some time ago working on a different problem. On passenger side glowplug harness…86 Amps at initial key on. 25-30 seconds until about 50 seconds 42A.