Garden tractors often use a single diode on the alternator output to obtain DC. Am I correct in thinking that one could replace the diode with a bridge rectifier and get a few more amps out.
It could be that doing so might overheat the alternator coils but then large draws are normally associated with things turning on so maybe it would work to provide more peak current. They are constructed like the one below. Higher output units use a full circle of coils.
It could be that doing so might overheat the alternator coils but then large draws are normally associated with things turning on so maybe it would work to provide more peak current. They are constructed like the one below. Higher output units use a full circle of coils.