Thread: DOes an alternator strain the motor the same amount no matter what?
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Old 11-26-2012, 02:29 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
P.S. it also takes more power to spin an alternator at higher rpms.
Though it will need to do so for a shorter period, resulting in the same work done and the same edges fuel used, right?
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