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drmiller100 · 03-18-2012, 04:40 PM

I think you'd be money ahead to set up a relay to where the alternator only charges when the your foot is on the brake pedal, or when the voltage drops below some set number - maybe 12.0 or something.

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drmiller100 Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Boise Idaho Posts: 842 Thanks: 39 Thanked 89 Times in 69 Posts	I think you'd be money ahead to set up a relay to where the alternator only charges when the your foot is on the brake pedal, or when the voltage drops below some set number - maybe 12.0 or something.