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lawrosa
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Mar 22, 2015

Charging with TV alternator... Mod with pics...

Finally finished my charging cable mod from TV alt/battery direct to camper batterys for dry camping... I did a small charge today and checked voltages only. My clamp on amp meter was not working.....
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Blacklane
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Mar 27, 2015
The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority numbers have certainly been questioned and it's not clear what conditions or vehicle were used for the measurement.

The 2011 Ford F-150 with EcoBoost consumes 0.45 GpH at idle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIJH8bnPi_Q
Your 1996 will surely be less efficient than this vehicle with a similar size engine, plus you have to add the loss from the loaded-up alternator. I would estimate your fuel consumption while charging at 0.7 to 0.8 GpH.

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