At 07:15 PM 8/5/2009, Jeffrey Vickers wrote: >So the moral of the story is: run a big charge wire to your setup. In Or transfer your voltage regulator sensing connection from inside the alternator to the battery terminal, so it will actually do what it thinks it's doing. Cheaper than running monster wires. You'll get even better results (at a price) by using a voltage regulator that understands about three-stage charging, like the ones at www.amplepower.com . The price was around 400 bucks when I bought one ten years ago. Plus if your alternator can't take the heat (literally) of extended full-output charging, you'll have to arrange to cool it or replace it with a "hot-rated" alternator, which may also be a bit spendy. But you'll be amazed at how charging improves. -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '89 Po' White Star "Scamp" |
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