Re: Car batteries

Lyn@xxxxxxx wrote:
spodosaurus <spodosaurus@xxxxxxxxxxx> Re: Car batteries
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I was under the impression that the AC was run off a belt from the engine, not directly from the electrical system...?


The coolant compressor runs off a belt but the fan still runs off the
electrical system and can draw quite a bit of power, particularly when
you use the max setting for air conditioning.



How bad does your alternator have to be for this to become a problem?




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