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| stugray |
 May 31 2013, 07:59 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 3,825 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None  |
I am guessing that someone else has tried this.
I have a stock alternator in my race car for now (upgrading to new 1-wire later). Relay board and entire harness is gone. I know that I need the external voltage regulator, so I decided I better figure out how to wire it up... It turns out that the plug from the Alt that goes to the relay board is exactly the same connector & pinout of the Voltage Regulator! So it can just plug right in... not so fast. For the alternator to startup/charge, it needs the voltage that is fed from the Alt light in the combo gauge. SO, can I just wire in a bulb from +12V and splice it into the D+ lead on that connector where it goes into the VR plug? Then the system should work exactly as before....?? Is the stock Alt bulb a special wattage? Stu |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
May 31 2013, 10:17 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
What's "upgrade" have to do with a single wire alternator?
The Cap'n |
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stugray Anyone ever use the stock alternator without the relay board? May 31 2013, 07:59 PM
McMark
Yup
Nope. May 31 2013, 08:38 PM
mrbubblehead
Yup
Nope.
:agree: i just plugged my VR in an... May 31 2013, 08:54 PM stugray Thanks for the responses so quick!
That is ... May 31 2013, 08:58 PM mrbubblehead
Thanks for the responses so quick!
That is... May 31 2013, 09:00 PM McMark Stock bulb is 2W May 31 2013, 09:12 PM stugray Cap'n
"upgrade" in the sense: use a... Jun 1 2013, 12:00 AM kg6dxn The lamp is required for 2 way current/voltage flo... Jun 1 2013, 07:24 AM stugray kg6dxn,
It is not an issue that the idiot light i... Jun 1 2013, 10:10 AM r_towle Fr a race car, invest in a new lightweight alterna... Jun 1 2013, 03:04 PM mrbubblehead stu, when you find a resistor that works, will you... Jun 1 2013, 06:54 PM stugray Well it works.
I used a 70 Ohm resistor ( actuall... Jun 23 2013, 12:34 PM |
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