[T3] generation on demand

[Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>]

Actually,
	You're partly right, the generator only produces electricity when the
battery gets discharged somewhat.  So when the battery's fully charged,
it doesn't take much mechanical power at all from the engine.  Energy's
conserved- when you've got the lights, fan, rear defogger adn those 500
watt driving lights on, it will load the engine significantly!  So how
much power does that electric 'blower suck, anyhow?
Toby B

> True, but the electric power from the generator/alternator is produced
> constantly during driving and is buffered up in the battery, while the drain
> from the electric supercharger probably is intermittent (at acceleration and
> hill climbing). 
>
> /Karl-Olov Sandin

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