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Re: Electric A/C system?

To: CREICHLE@nsc.msmail.miami.edu, mgs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Electric A/C system?
From: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 11:00:16 -0400 (EDT)
In a message dated 97-08-26 09:29:12 EDT, CREICHLE@nsc.msmail.miami.edu
writes:

>  On an engine with little power they claim 
>  the electric ac does not hurt driveability

That's hard to believe, since an electrically driven A/C unit with the same
capacity will place a horespower drain on the engine of about twice the drain
of a mechanical unit. Plus, you would need a humongous alternator!

There may be many advantages to using an electrically driven A/C, but reduced
load on the engine is not one of them.

Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN

'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
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'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74

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