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Old 11-14-2008, 02:02 PM   #5 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think with a conventional alternator most of the loss is actually coming from the drive belt and the cooling fan on the alternator pulley, not the alternator itself. The starter motor of course just sits there when it's not in use.
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