| Re: [GMCnet] [GMCMH-EFI] speaking of alternators... [message #322171 is a reply to message #322160] |
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sgltrac
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I must be really lucky then. I put in a 100 amp alternator and smoked my 80
amp isolator very shortly after.
Sully
77 eleganza 2
Seattle
On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 2:39 PM, Ken Burton wrote:
> In theory that is true but...
>
> A 100 amp alternator will seldom put out 100 amps. If will do it when it
> is cold and if there is enough of a load but cold batteries do not take much
> of a load until they warm up. Even if it did put out 100, all 100 amps
> would have to go to one side. (either engine or house but not both. I have
> had a 100 amp alternator for over 12 years with an 80 amp isolator. I
> bought a 120 amp isolator to replace the 80 but I never had the old one go
> bad.
> It has been so long ago that I do not remember where I put the
> replacement. If it worries you replace it or keep a new one as a spare.
>
> The biggest advantage of a 100 amp alternator is it will put out more
> current at an idle or at lower speeds.
> --
> Ken Burton - N9KB
> 76 Palm Beach
> Hebron, Indiana
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Sully
77 Royale basket case.
Future motorhome land speed record holder(bucket list)
Seattle, Wa.
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