Lots of people correcting this one, but Terry is right on the outcome of
resisters in series...simple OHM's law E=I X R..Resistors in a series is RT=
R1+R2+R3+... Resistors in parallel get ugly where voltage will take the
path of least resistance..Resistors in Parallel RT= R1 X R2 divided by R1 +
R2. As suggested for using the same value resistors in parallel RT = R
divided by N (#of resistors). I will not begin to tell anyone how to fix
their roadster..I havent turned a wrench on mine yet..still stuck in
Bosnia...Buddy
>From: "Terry and Donna Cost" <tcost@vvm.com>
>Reply-To: "Terry and Donna Cost" <tcost@vvm.com>
>To: "Datsun Roadsters" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: 66 amp alternator
>Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 11:59:52 -0500
>
>In a one wire setup you are only charging the battery, and the battery
>supplies energy to the rest of the system. The alternator only pulls max
>amps when the battery is completely drained, like pulling the coil wire and
>grinding the starter until you run out of juice, or turning on a 150 watt
>driving light without starting the engine, and leaving it on for a while.
>Put a 30 amp fuse into the wire from the alternator to the battery to
>protect the rest of the system if the alternator malfunctions and tries to
>overcharge the battery, or if there is a short in the system, which was
>designed for less than 30 amp loads. If you really want to protect the
>system, put three 30 amp fuses in series, for a grand total of 90 amps of
>protection. A diagram is below.
>
>Alternator
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>30 amp fuse
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>30 amp fuse
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>30 amp fuse
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>Battery
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>If you put six 15 amp fuses in series, you get the same protection. Or
>nine
>10 amp fuses.
>
>Leisure Suit Terry
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