Over the past few years, we have run across some teams who, for the goal of attaining maximum power, chose to run without an alternator. We started thinking about that and decided to see if there were ...

Heavy demands on an electrical system demand higher-output alternators. If the batteries can’t charge, you can’t haul. Photo: Jim Park If you haven’t spec’d a truck in the past few years, you might be ...

The charging system in a car is often the most confusing part of the whole electrical system, but its purpose is actually pretty easy to understand. There are three main components in a charging ...