Monthly Archives: June 2014

A History of Alternators

By 1960, automotive alternators were standard equipment for most car makes. Prior to that, generators had been used in vehicles because rectification of AC current into DC current required mechanical means until the advent of heavy-duty silicon diodes. Once diode rectifiers were available, the more expensive, heavier, higher-maintenance, lower-reliability generators were quickly replaced with alternators. … Continue reading A History of Alternators