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
My van was fitted with a 180W solar panel that fed power to a 95Ah battery that also received charge from the VW’s alternator when driving.
From The Verge ● Jul. 15, 2022
He can change a transmission, replace an alternator, diagnose the weird sounds and, in his free time, he is restoring a 1938 Packard Six initially purchased brand new by his great-grandparents.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
There was some back and forth about the sickly alternator, and then Peter Derry, 28, offered a solution.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2018
I also loved that Nick wouldn’t have known an alternator from a crankshaft.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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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