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Old 07-18-2010, 12:05 PM   #168 (permalink)
MARTINSR
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
Originally the idea was to capture waste heat energy and do SOMETHING constructive with it.

Were I to be gung-ho about eliminating alternator load, I'd look at eliminating as much electrical componentry as possible, like an old "T" or Jeep- practically no nothing except exterior lighting. Then that lighting could be run from it's own battery that gets charged at home. For a carb'd gas engined "electricless" car a magneto could provide the spark; a diesel would need nothing except for starter juice; the gasser could even be started by crank.
The "Mag" does take energy to spin it though.

Brian
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