> OK. Thanks for the explanation. This is the part that I was surprised to
> learn:
>
If you were turning the alternator by hand, you would feel more and more
resistance--more effort required, i.e. more HP--to turn the alternator, at
the same speed, as the load increases. Since the power output of an engine
is more-or-less fixed, there will be less HP at the driven wheels when you
have more electrical accessories running.
Bob Johnson
BJ8
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