Nope, I haven't looked into clutches at all. Sounds pricey. I wish I had a small lathe or mill to make little specialty parts. Alas no. Unless it can be 3d printed or welded up simply enough, I shy away from it.
Nope, I haven't looked into clutches at all. Sounds pricey. I wish I had a small lathe or mill to make little specialty parts. Alas no. Unless it can be 3d printed or welded up simply enough, I shy away from it.
Custom Mirage products: Cruise control kit, Glove box light, MAF sensor housing, Rear sway bar, Upper grill block
Current project: DIY Nitrous oxide setup for ~$100
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 47.2 mpg (US) ... 20.1 km/L ... 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.7 mpg (Imp)
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
I suck at explaining things but I'll kinda try. At least the way I understand it?
If you hit the gas then let off and coast the engine will slow down, if you have a decoupler or one way clutch on the alternator pulley the alternator will keep spinning for a little while causing slightly less drag/load. There's a bit more rotating mass in an alternator compared to something like a water pump. Basically with a clutch it'll drag the engine down slightly less at under certain circumstances.
Someone more smarterer could probably explain betterer
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage SE wussie cvt edition. 1.2 automatic: 37.7 mpg (US) ... 16.0 km/L ... 6.2 L/100 km ... 45.3 mpg (Imp)
Sometime I will hookup a scope into the FR line to check if my suspicion is correct, the trigger voltage is pulsed DC controlling the duty cycle of the field coil.
I am toying up with the idea that instead of cutting off the C-225 wire, just reduce the duty cycle by inserting instead a variable duty cycle DC supply, so you don't have to put a charger at home.
Watch out for cooking the battery by overcharging - too much charge current in too little time. Lead acid batteries can only take so much. That's why they have vents.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
It’s 37°F in Baton Rouge this morning. I sure am glad I have a full size battery and a working alternator.
Steve, and anyone else who feels the need to make such comments, please consider:
"Am I adding anything useful to this conversation?"
The pros and cons have already been discussed. If YOU have no desire to participate in the experimenation that's going on, that's perfectly fine. We don't need your snide remarks and psuedo-comedy cluttering up a good thread.
Think of the people who are going to come in and read this and learn from it in the future. You are making this story much more cumbersome for a person to read.
Simplify and add lightness.
“Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
― Mark Twain
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage SE wussie cvt edition. 1.2 automatic: 37.7 mpg (US) ... 16.0 km/L ... 6.2 L/100 km ... 45.3 mpg (Imp)