Bob@itgonline.com (Bob) writes:
>I have been working very hard to get me Sprite ready for the Sprite Rush
>and have finally got the car road worthy. One of the modifications I
>put on the car is the Mitsubisi alternator. It works great...I think.
>When I take a voltage reading I am getting 18 volts of output. I am taking
>this reading across the battery terminals.
>This does not sound correct. My headlights are brighter then I have ever seen
>them but
Sounds like there's no regulator built into the alt or it's dead;
with a regulator you shouldn't be seeing much more than 13.5-14V.
If you keep running it like this you may burn out things (bulbs,
coil, relays perhaps, etc) and overcharge/blow your battery.
--
Randell Jesup, Scala US R&D, Ex-Commodore-Amiga Engineer class of '94
Randell.Jesup@scala.com
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