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Old 10-07-2012, 09:04 PM   #31 (permalink)
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so how exactly does it work that the higher electrical load places a greater electrical load on the engine? Considering that the rotor in the alternator will spin at the same speed as the engine regardless of electrical load, how does the electrical load put a load on the rotor? Does it somehow put drag on it with the magnetic field or something? I'm confused as to how this would work.

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