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extragoode · 09-25-2008, 10:58 AM

Your 140A alternator could be chosen to have a field switch which means you wouldn't have to switch the whole 140A. I can't imagine the field being more than a couple dozen amps.

09-25-2008, 10:58 AM	#87 (permalink)
extragoode EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 154 Nerdcycle - '81 Honda CM400E Motorcycle 90 day: 61.16 mpg (US) Trouble - '06 Kawasaki Ninja 90 day: 74.69 mpg (US) Edna - '13 Nissan LEAF SV Last 3: 126.4 mpg (US) Tank - '20 Ford Expedition Limited Last 3: 17.4 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Your 140A alternator could be chosen to have a field switch which means you wouldn't have to switch the whole 140A. I can't imagine the field being more than a couple dozen amps. __________________