Interesting- - - -and he wasn't too far off the wall with that idea. Back in the 1930's some of the charging systems with 3-brush generators had a compensator circuit built in to increase generator output when the headlights were on to prevent the battery from being drawn down during night driving.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!