jbrew, the L alt was 160amp i think.

nice carnage on the alty joey.
i do have a question, is there some sort of benefit from stripping the rotors off?

 

Mine is a 160 amp... well, was. And I didnt bypass anything. my electrical system is pretty much stock besides the lightning alternator. Stripping the rotors really doesnt do anything. they were just flaking a little so I finished it off.

 

haha nice man. "that'll buff out" just hit it with some 80 grit

 

Huh, Did you pull the regulator ? I'm just curious what the brushes look like - If theres any left ? I know you had to of have smoked the windings, but why? Do you have an inline fuse on the alt harness? Stock is 20 amp. - Not sure if that stands with your set up tho. ?

 

Yeah the little plug on the alt. has a stock inline fuse. I didnt take it apart yet.

 

Edit - I think this is why Joey - Posted by a volunteer fireman

Running a high output alternator, upgrading your harness is an absolute must. The stock wiring is too small and can easily melt and catch your engine on fire. Then people like me get to come and jam a nozzle through your hood and fill your engine bay with water.


Anyway, it's called the Big Three (BIG 3) upgrade. Here's a quote on it -

The Big Three upgrade, simply put, is upgrading the main three electrical charging wires in a vehicle's electrical system. These wires are the power wire from the alternator to the battery positive, the engine block to a ground, and the battery negative to a ground.

Here's a good "how to" - Best I could find, not a Ford, but it gives you the general idea -

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f202/b...how-to-321330/

BTW - Have you tried the electrical forum ? I bet SScully could tell you exactly what happened.

 

Thanks. It's starting to make sense what happened. Yea a 160 AMP using a 90/130 harness. Hell, you may have to upgrade the harness to run a 130 if the truck didn't come with. I learned something.

What do you have ? Still running the stocker?

 

yeah. lol i think i'll upgrade to some larger wire shortly. not a major issue right now the truck just sits. courtesy of Rods C.a.r.s. and State Transmission.

 

Yea , I know - BIGGER problems there. I hope you get it worked out.

 

My truck had a 130 stock, the L alternator was a 160...

 

dont forget to upgrade the flux capacitor while ur at it

 

the who what huh? wow i never thought i'd ask paul that one... maybe i know it by a different name lol. but probably not, im not savvy electrically

 

lol um... that was a joke klitch LOL. back to the future... remember?

 

LOL - Actually there is such a device - Current drives thru 3 good size capacitors. Each is roughly the size of a pop can. That's some storage

What's it used for ? Absolutly nothing as far I know, besides the movies.

BTW - Nice sig Klitch, I gotta get one someday.

 

no didnt watch movies.

jbrew, theres a guy in general dimensia doing them outta boredom lol