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Old 03-29-2013, 07:51 PM   #51
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Originally Posted by carbonBLUE View Post
it would be relying more on the alternator and not stored power, stored power is for power requirements that exceed current power output or to reduce load on the alternator
That would surely lose power not generate it?
How can you take energy from the engine to drive a huge alternator that then drives a compressor that boosts the power and expect to get a net gain?
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