I installed car electronics for nearly seven years and know from past
experiences that a circuit breaker may not work properly when needed and
then that always fatal error of not seeing a problem and reseting the
breaker and presto change-o you have an instant bar-b-q. my best
recomendation is a rewire to the system or leave the stock amperage alt.
At 01:21 PM 3/1/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Tom and folks:
>I am intrigued by a simple conversion. Would it be possible to use
>a 30 amp aircraft style circuit breaker wired right off the alternator
>to protect the old systems? If some odd condition came up and the
>system popped the breaker the engine will run well off the battery
>and you can open the hood and reset the breaker? It sure would be
>easier than redoing the wiring and ammeter. I think the high quality
>aircraft breakers are about $25 and could be wried right off the
>alternator and hidden up under the left fender by the wiring harness.
>
>Just a thought.
>KtM
>
>Thomas Walter wrote:
>>
>> Kevin,
>>
>> Next week we will be discussing how to replace the wiring harness. ;-(
>>
>> Seriously, just "bolting in" a large current alternator without up
>> grading the harness, and bypassing the stock ammeter is asking for
>> a disaster.
>>
>> Everything may work "just fine" for years. If you get a loose/dirty
>> connection then it is a matter of time before you have a nasty
>> problem.
>>
>> Worst I have seen was a roadster that decided to melt it's harness,
>> and caught the car on fire. The rear end and engine block were the
>> only things not melted!
>>
>> Fusible links, additional wiring from the batter to alternator,
>> beefy ground connections, and lots of common sense will prevent
>> some major headaches down the road.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> >Scott Calkins wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I just picked up a alt. that bolts right into the place of the old.
>> >> It is rated at 6o amps as well.
>> >
>> >Hmm I thought the stock wiring and ammeter was rated for 30 amps.
>> >If your battery is discharged and you have accessories on you may
>> >fry wires and toast the ammeter?
>> >Tom W. - what are your thoughts on this?
>> >KtM
>> >69 2000
>> >72 510
>> >
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