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Originally Posted by vacationtime247
Alright. That was quick. Took me longer to get it in the garage, find the right tools and test the volts on the battery than to disconnect the serpentine belt. Think I can take it off or put it on in less than 10 minutes. Just needed a 13 mm & 10 mm wrench. Disconnected the air intake heater too. Think it would draw to much off the battery. Think I'll try a 1 day off 1 day on as to not completely discharge the battery and kill it. Guess that will all be determined by the amount of voltage drop I get with my back and forth. It's 17 miles each way. Hopefully it will make the trip back and forth without me having to hook up the belt at work. But, just in case, I'm taking them with me along with a dvom.
VT247
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This mod was described to me as having a cancelling effect if you depleat the battery one day, then use the car's alternator to charge the battery back up the next. The alternator will probably have to work harder on day 2, then it would if you left it on during day 1 and day 2.
The only way this nets you a gain is if you charge from the grid where electricity is cheaper than vehicle generated electricity.
You should only charge from the car if you're in a situation where you don't have enough battery to get home, or if you're running the battery too low and might hurt it.