alternator

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You don’t replace the whole robot any more than you replace your car when the alternator dies.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 14, 2025

It’s charged off the alternator when driving and via an optional 180W solar panel mounted to the roof.

From The Verge • May 2, 2022

If the battery is new, thick engine oil, a bad starter or alternator, faulty spark plugs or frozen fuel lines might cause the car not to start.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2022

There was some back and forth about the sickly alternator, and then Peter Derry, 28, offered a solution.

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2018

If it were the alternator, the battery would be dead and the lights wouldn’t come on.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner