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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ttocs" data-source="post: 1438146" data-attributes="member: 11896">1.)yes2.)yes3.)yesProblem is that he has not done anything to reduce any load on the alternator and the stock alternator was not made with much headroom to allow for it to be expanded/tested.  Not sure why extra batteries came up because if it isn't charging enough he will need more batteries to keep it running, and would need to plug them in when it was not running to charge them as well.  As logan mentioned earlier an alt is meant to develop and dissipate a certain amount of heat and it cools itself by spinning and moving air through it.   Slowing it down not only increases the heat that builds from reduced output but also takes away its ability to get rid of that heat.</blockquote>