A faulty alternator not only makes the safe operation of a car impossible but can significantly damage the entire vehicle. For instance, faults in the electrical part of the alternator lead to severe ...

Your garden variety automotive alternator is ripe for repurposing as is, but with a little modification, it can actually be used as a surprisingly powerful brushless motor. Looking to demonstrate ...

All batteries need to be charged at some point and, for most cars, it’s the alternator's job to do it. Sooner or later, every ...

Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, travelling from the North to the South Pole across 17 countries with a minimum of air travel, all on a tight deadline.

He converted a car alternator to operate as a brushless motor. We’ve covered projects using this sort of conversion before. Our own [Jenny List] even wrote a tutorial on it. [Robert ...

The output of an alternator can be represented on a voltage–time graph, with potential difference (voltage) on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis. A – The coil is at 0°.

Days after Hurricane Helene a powerless mess remains in the Southeast - Power is still out for well over 1 million people in ...

Pole vault is a track and field event in which athletes attempt to clear a horizontal bar by sprinting down a runway and using a pole to catapult themselves into the air. The athlete who clears the ...

Sherry Brown has gotten nearly the entire miserable Hurricane Helene experience at her home. She's out of power and water.

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This series explores the harshest yet most beautiful regions on Earth - The Poles. The Human stories, the natural history and the science are woven to tell a rich tale of an unknown world. Watch all ...