Alternators began to replace generators in modern cars in the 1960s thanks to how many advantages they offered for efficiency ...

An alternator is a generator that produces the electricity stored in a vehicle’s 12-volt battery and powers the starter motor for the engine and the various computers, lights, power windows and locks, ...

Modern automotive alternators have a voltage regulator built into them. Typical car alternators generate the field using a DC current through slip rings. The field current is much smaller than the ...

The alternator and serpentine belt are part of the same system in your car. But does that mean you should replace the belt ...

Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...

A bicycle born out of auto industry technology, the Mando Footloose makes claim of using the world's first chainless series hybrid technology for an e-bike. Like other pedal-assisted electric bikes, ...

Ron Wilken, CET, is the owner/operator of RGW Enterprises, a technical solutions company based in Ontario. During a maintenance visit to one of the sites he handles, the general manager told him that ...

With its ability to provide power during outages, while outdoors, or during emergencies, a generator is a great backup device to have at home. Capable of supplying uninterrupted electricity to power ...