Re: Serpentine belts
Too the point where is energy being lost? the belt is thick and it takes energy to bend and straighten out (think about bending a piece of bailing wire fast: gets hot.) 2nd. belt jams itself down into the V of the pulley then has to pullout. More heat. Then add the Generator, tighter bend and another in&out. Might be some Horses eating hay. Surpentines bend with no real force and do not jam into the v to get a grip.
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