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Old 08-20-2008, 01:31 PM   #26 (permalink)
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There is no advantage to P&Ging an alternator unless you pulse it while braking like BMWs new system (I forget what they called it). If you are already driving for FE, you use the brakes so little already that I don't think this would provide enough charging time. So, you'd still have to have a way to turn it on for normal charging should voltage drop too low.
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