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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Marc1" data-source="post: 21312" data-attributes="member: 1728"><p>Hum... Lets see... A) Unless I un-click the editor from my profile, I can not type in the message box. B) Electric driven accessories use up more fuel than mechanically driven. Correct. However they have also some advantages, one of them being that they do not draw power directly from the engine but indirectly. First from the battery who in times demands more charge from the engine. The end result is that if you need a burst of power to get unstuck from a sticky place, your A/C will not increase the load instantly because of the increase in revs, and rob you from all the power needed to drive the compressor, something that could be a problem in extreme cases. The alternator will increase its demand on the engine to replenish the battery but it will be a gentle increase spread along some time and the sudden surge due to your acceleration will be taken care of by the battery. However I don't want to appear to say that Cat is "right" and Bob is wrong. Each system has its merits and reasons to be. As for costs, I am aware of the costs of running machines and I have it clear that fuel plays it's role, however small. Yet to debate the difference in real money to be paid for a job if your A/C is mechanically driven, as opposed to if it is electrically driven, I challenge you to quantify this in dollars and cents and itemise it in your next quote. I don't think you will be able to pay for your coffees with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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