alternator
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I’ve had to pay $1,000 for a new alternator for my 2007 Lexus.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
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
She managed to catch an Uber to work, but had to take a $600 payday loan to replace the car’s alternator, plus $95 in interest.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 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
The Susan Marie had gone dead in the water—the bolt shook loose in her alternator pulley bracket—on the night of September 15.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
As gas-powered cars fall out of favor, some auto parts will be rendered obsolete, such as hydraulic-based steering systems and alternators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024
Valeo today repairs one million old products per year, mainly alternators, starters, brakes and clutches.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2023
As an electrician’s mate his duties included maintaining, operating and repairing the battleship’s electrical systems, motors, generators and alternators.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
We can create power through the engines alternators and through the generator.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2017
He often prowled through junkyards touching old cars and buying old alternators and carburetors just for the joy of cleaning them up and making them work again.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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