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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

An alternator can't output full power when the engine is idling. You may only get a few hundred watts before the battery starts draining. You can get a generator that will produce much more power than a typical car alternator for under $400.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You're speaking like an alternator is a generator, and doesn't come in various outputs. Your average larger vehicle can charge itself from near-dead at idle or run a 3500 watt inverter, although I have had the odd small car or motorcycle incapable of either.