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Old 04-29-2016, 08:58 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I get the idea of an electric water pump, but an electric alternator seems to be an oxymoron or a Rube Goldberg device... it creates electricity to power itself.... dumb...


If he's worried about drag on the motor, how about an alternator that has a clutch? There are some on the market, I just can't remember what they are called or what vehicles they are on...
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I get the idea of an electric water pump, but an electric alternator seems to be an oxymoron or a Rube Goldberg device... it creates electricity to power itself.... dumb...


If he's worried about drag on the motor, how about an alternator that has a clutch? There are some on the market, I just can't remember what they are called or what vehicles they are on...
Yeah, it would be perpetual energy, which last I checked, was physically impossible.
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