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ChewChewTrain · 08-02-2015, 08:56 PM

I thought the best time to have an alternator put drag on the engine is when one's foot is off the gas pedal.

Think of it as regenerative battery charging using the alternator instead of the brakes.

Has anyone seen / done this?

Thanks,
Doug in Oakland, CA

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