Re: Bigger alternator?

On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:56:54 -0600, Mama Bear <MamaBear@No-Spam.noo>
wrote:
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>Are bigger ( higher capacity ) alternators very expensive and hard to find
>for the 93 Corolla 1.8 liter EFI?
>
>I have an 120 VAC air cleaner in the back seat, running off an inverter,
>and when I also have the lights on at night and the rear window defroster
>on, it can start lowering the engine RPM's and making the inverter beep
>all the time, and the lights get dimmer. If I add the hazard flashers to
>the headlight usage at night, the engine RPM's go up and down with the
>flashing.
>
>The guy at Goodyear today says that it may just be that the alternator
>doesn't have the capacity to handle all the usage.
>
>AND I want to add a spotlight and a dash mounted map light, maybe even a
>laptop to the car too.[/color]

A woman after my own heart!!!!

I thought I was bad with my laptop, gps, sirius and an inverter to
power my cell phone charger!

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Scott in Florida

On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:26:35 -0600, Mama Bear <MamaBear@No-Spam.noo>
wrote:
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>Scott in Florida <askifyouwant@mindspring.net> wrote :
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>> On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 22:13:36 -0600, Mama Bear <MamaBear@No-Spam.noo>
>> wrote:
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>>>Cool. I remember building my own Heathkit ham gear and color TV years
>>>ago. Fascinating.
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>- Mama Bear[/color]
>>
>> I built the Heath kit color TV. What a project.....[/color]
>
>Took me about a week. :)[/color]

Well I got mine along with an electronics course from DeVry. They
shipped as I finished a section of the course. Took awhile....

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Scott in Florida

Scott, the 12V cell phone chargers are at WalMart for about 10 bucks.
Might be easier than running the inverter.

On Mar 3, 8:11 am, Scott in Florida <askifyouw...@mindspring.net>
wrote:[color=blue]
> On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:56:54 -0600, Mama Bear <MamaB...@No-Spam.noo>
> wrote:
>[color=green]
> >Are bigger ( higher capacity ) alternators very expensive and hard to find
> >for the 93 Corolla 1.8 liter EFI?[/color]
>[color=green]
> >I have an 120 VAC air cleaner in the back seat, running off an inverter,
> >and when I also have the lights on at night and the rear window defroster
> >on, it can start lowering the engine RPM's and making the inverter beep
> >all the time, and the lights get dimmer. If I add the hazard flashers to
> >the headlight usage at night, the engine RPM's go up and down with the
> >flashing.[/color]
>[color=green]
> >The guy at Goodyear today says that it may just be that the alternator
> >doesn't have the capacity to handle all the usage.[/color]
>[color=green]
> >AND I want to add a spotlight and a dash mounted map light, maybe even a
> >laptop to the car too.[/color]
>
> A woman after my own heart!!!!
>
> I thought I was bad with my laptop, gps, sirius and an inverter to
> power my cell phone charger!
>
> --
>
> Scott in Florida[/color]