All was well for a few minutes until I turned everything on and then
saw a spark from the 30 amp fuse. I don't know if the wiring is heavy
enough and I feel uncomfortable connecting it unfused as it can pump
out a lot more amperage than my wiring was designed for.
I'm going to call an electrical place and ask them a few questions.
But hey, it was reading in the upper 13 volts on the battery while it
was running :^).
Adam
--- Daniel Neuman <dneuman@quark.sfsu.edu> wrote:
> Hello Adam,
> I can't see the back of your alt so I don't know what the 2nd
> is for but it shuould be ground. I think it is a good idea to
> connect
> the alt to ground-ideally the same point as the batt gound. Some
> people sway that you don't need it cause it will ground thru the
> engine and the
> existing ground straps...but more ground straps is not a bad thing.
> How many
> amps is the alt? Is 12 guage wire going to be enough?? I thin kI
> have 0
> gauge wire in my 100amp alt. installation. You can remove all the
> old wire
> stuff-voltage regulator and stuff tape up the old connection that you
> can't
> remove.
> With this set-up the alt wil only charge after you goose it up to
> like
> 2000rpm then mine usually stays charging till the revs drop below
> like 700rpm.
> For peace of mind I would hook it up and check the charginmg voltage
> with a
> voltmeter first thing.should be above 13.8 ish volts. Then you should
> install
> a voltmeter somewhere on your dash.
> Daniel 69 2000
> hope that was coherent...started celebrating my birthday early last
> night with
> one to many margaritas....
>
> > OK, I've installed the GM one wire alternator and wired it. (I was
> > surprised that it fits in the stock late alternator location and
> the
> > pulley lines up; the only mod. necessary was to enlarge the bottom
> ear
> > hole on the alternator).
> >
> > OK, now for the reason for this e-mail. I want to make sure I've
> wired
> > it correctly before I hook up the negative battery post. I
> connected a
> > 12 gauge wire with an inline 30 amp fuse from the "red" post on the
> > alternator directly to the battery + terminal. I connected the
> other
> > post on the back of the alternator to ground. I've seen messages
> > stating this is not necessary.
> >
> > Does this sound right? Am I going to blow up my car or melt my
> wiring?
> >
> > More importantly, can I completely disconnect my external voltage
> > regulator and leave the connector dangling? Do I have any other
> wiring
> > I need or should do?
> >
> >
> >
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