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Old 02-02-2002, 06:01 PM
P.E.Haiges P.E.Haiges is offline
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The alternator is putting out a lot of electrical energy when the other car is jumped and puts an increased load on the engine that is driving it. Alternators don't run for free. You have to put in a rotational mechanical energy slightly higher than the electrical energy you get out. Remember the law of physics that says energy can not be created or destroyed, just converted from one form to another.

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