RE: [ihc] High Amp Alternator

[Dan Nees <cookiedan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I put a 200 Amp alt from a scholl bus in my 71. I ran a 8 gauge wire
directly from the back of the alt to the battery. This bypasses some of
the current that would otherwise be drawn through the AMP meter. The amp
gauge will pretty much read backwards, depending on how much you draw
from the alt directly and how much is drawn through the gauge.
On Wed, 2004-07-14 at 15:11, spamaddy@domain.elided wrote:
> The advantage of the higher amp alternator is obvious (more juice for all
> the fun stuff!).  The disadvantage is that the stock wiring is only rated
> for around 60 amps, I believe.  Definitely the Ammeter would have to be
> removed from the circuit or replaced with something that could handle
> additional amps.  Some wiring may have to be replaced also, but I'm sure
> some experienced binder operators could speak more intelligently about that.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided] On Behalf Of George
> B Humphrey
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 12:43 PM
> To: ihc@domain.elided
> Subject: [ihc] High Amp Alternator
> 
> 	What are the advantages and disadvantages of switching to a higher
> amp
> alternator? What, if anything, would I have to do to the Scout if a
> changed to a higher amp alternator? What are the advantages of a one wire
> alternator? I've got lots of electrical goodies running at certain times
> and am thinking about changing.
> 
> George H.
> 72 Scout II
> 345 V8
> 
> 
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Dan Nees
cookiedan@domain.elided