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Originally Posted by tjts1
I still think you are better off just running a deep cycle battery charged at home every night and completely eliminate the alternator. 100 miles range is good enough for me 99% of the time.
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Can anyone tell me if there is a difference between physically removing the alternator belt and just disconnecting the field windings. Obviously the latter has the advantage of being easier to turn on/off. I would think that it would still cause some parasitic drag on the engine though.
My intention is to make my truck run like tjts recommends, charging it each night. But I would rather not remove the belt as you never know when you will need the alternator to recharge the batts. Maybe the answer is as obvious as it seems I just wanted confirmation and couldn't find it.