105A, is it bad?
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105A, is it bad?
I had an original style alternator on my 76' and it was a pain in the a@! when I would go to a stop light and the lights would flicker at night. My voltmeter gauge indicated that the alternator wasn't putting out enough. So I replaced it with a new one of the same amp rating. Still did the same thing. I just bought one that was rewrapped to 105A and powdercoated yellow. What is 105A going to do to the system? Will I burn anything? :D
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Re: 105A, is it bad? (xfactor974)
Your electrical system will only draw the amount of current it can use. The alternator will put out 105 amps at full load. Maybe for a few seconds after a hard start. After the car is running and the battery stabilizes, the current draw is not there.
I think you are fine with this alternator. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
I think you are fine with this alternator. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
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Re: 105A, is it bad? (Eddie 96)
Just make sure the output cable, the red one attached to the post on the back of the alternator, is up to snuff.
An alternator rebuilder recommended to me that I either beef up this cable or run two cables togeather.
While you have your car at running in park, turn on ALL of the electical items, fans, lights, radio, hazards, A/C. Then have some one rev the car to about 1500, so the alt. is putting out some voltage. Feel the output cable to see if it is warm or hot. Becare full doing this, you don't want to find a bare spot in the cable or burn your hands if it is hot.
If the cable is hot it is showing too much resistance, and a heavier or a doubled up cable is needed.
An alternator rebuilder recommended to me that I either beef up this cable or run two cables togeather.
While you have your car at running in park, turn on ALL of the electical items, fans, lights, radio, hazards, A/C. Then have some one rev the car to about 1500, so the alt. is putting out some voltage. Feel the output cable to see if it is warm or hot. Becare full doing this, you don't want to find a bare spot in the cable or burn your hands if it is hot.
If the cable is hot it is showing too much resistance, and a heavier or a doubled up cable is needed.
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Re: 105A, is it bad? (xfactor974)
You will have to disconnect your amp gage. The gage is rated for the alternator output. If a larger load is placed on the gage, one of two things will happen, the gage will be destroyed and/or a electrical fire may result.
Disconnet the gague and jump the wires to complete the circuit.
Disconnet the gague and jump the wires to complete the circuit.
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Re: 105A, is it bad? (GDaina)
GDaina, it's ok. I have guages from Autometer. The phantoms. The old gauges were shot so i replaced them with some super white ones. :D . It doesn't matter what amperage I'm putting out now. :cheers: . Thanks for the help guys. I'll look into beefing up my red alt. cable. I've got plenty of big cable here. I'm sure i can hook something up. By the way, where does this red cable travel to? I'm guessing a fuse. I'm being lazy and asking you guys before i look it up. :lol:
