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gone-ot · 02-08-2011, 02:18 PM

...the a/c clutch is only activated upon voltage application, so when the alternator isn't engaged, it (the clutch) isn't a load.

...the assumption being that the alternator "regulator" is still being used when the alternator is engaged.

02-08-2011, 02:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
gone-ot ...beats walking... Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,190 Thanks: 179 Thanked 1,525 Times in 1,126 Posts	...the a/c clutch is only activated upon voltage application, so when the alternator isn't engaged, it (the clutch) isn't a load. ...the assumption being that the alternator "regulator" is still being used when the alternator is engaged.