Mine is 60amps and it certainly drew more than 30 amps, enough to blow
the fuse. I've seen two charts and spoke to one auto electric person
that lead me to believe 12 gauge MAY be enough but 8 gauge is
recommended. I'm going to my local NAPA auto parts store before they
close to get an appropriate cable.
--- Paul <9laser3@bright.net> wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Neuman <dneuman@quark.sfsu.edu>
> To: ambradley@yahoo.com <ambradley@yahoo.com>
> Is 12 guage wire going to be enough?? I think I have 0 gauge wire in
> my
> 100amp alt. installation
> > Daniel 69 2000
>
> Dainel and everybody,
>
> I have done 2 local roadsters (one 45 & one 65 amp alternators) and
> used
> just a 12 gauge wire, and I have helped a few others on the list with
> their
> conversions. I hate to think I could be leading some one the wrong
> direction by not recommending a large enough wire. I have a few
> thousand
> miles on my conversion with no problems but I run a 45 amp alt with
> only
> driving lights extra to power.
> So, am I okay? Is 0 gauge wire really necessary? BTW both
> conversions I
> have done were with the alternator mounted on the passenger side of
> the
> block so the wire to the battery post is short. Does that make a
> difference? What about a trunk mounted battery?
>
> TIA,
> Paul
> OROC
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