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Old 09-14-2010, 07:16 AM   #96 (permalink)
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I do this manually (havent read this thread in a while). I turn my alternator back on if I'm going down a hill. I hold my kill switch and open the throttle fully. You really don't slow down very fast doing it this way, and it works fine. I suppose I could automate it by hooking up my alternator field wire to a relay triggered by the brakes. I haven't done it since I don't really use the brakes that much.
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