At 05:10 PM 5/20/2002, Robert Steven Fish wrote: >How many maximum amps does the Vanagon alternator put out?? VW minimum spec for a 90 amp alternator is 90 minus 16 or 74 amps hot.
>If I install an ammeter in the dash area, is a 30amp gauge ok? Depends what you're using it for, but basic answer is no. Are you measuring total alternator output, or net charge/discharge at battery, or total accessory current? The first value will be highest, generally. Also, you should use a shunt-type ammeter -- otherwise you'll want to be running 4-ga wire up to the ammeter and back. david
>Thanks! > >RSF > ><º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ > >Robert S. Fish >Salzburg, Austria >1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender >1987 Golf Cabriolet >1991 Golf -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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