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Old 03-06-2013, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Zedn View Post
Backwards? Do you use reverse gear to go forwards?

Im pretty sure that all will charge either way, but from the reading i have done there can be cooling issues with running them backwards as the fan is blowing the other way.
But direction of cooling fins may be detremental to alternator logevity if fitted with one spinning wrong direction.
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