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Old 06-16-2008, 11:53 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by Winnipesaukee View Post


Only if you switch to OFF--even briefly--do you generally fry the alternator. Switching by going from (1) to BOTH to (2) will not harm anything.
I agree, but my experience with battery switches has been they are usually not mounted where you can read them easily. It only takes turning the wrong way once to take the alternator out. Better to be safe than sorry.
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