Choosing The Right Alternator, Part 2—Other Criteria

In Part 1 we took a deep dive into alternator efficiency and concluded that we have to be careful to separate attainable alternator efficiency from marketing hype.

So are we all done? Nope, there are two other criteria to consider when selecting an alternator, and then two other system issues to take into account before pulling out the credit card.

And if we are considering an alternator with very high output instead of a stand-alone generator, we need to, once again, evaluate rationally and separate marketing claims from reality.

Alternator Selection Criteria

Let’s start with the two more selection criteria: