[Chrysler300] '62 help - Alternators

[William Huff <whuff@xxxx>]

Hi All,

I second the idea of protecting the output from the alternator. The fuse 
or circuit breaker should be sized to the load and rating of the alternator 
with a fudge factor to allow for temporary surges but not allow sustained 
over amperage conditions. Be sure to solder or bolt together all 
connections, no twisted wires or cheap crimp-on connectors here.

Regarding the regulator, it is entirely possible to mount the new solid 
state regulator inside the car, up under the dash, while leaving the stock 
regulator in the engine compartment with dummy wires connected to it in 
order to appear as OEM. Same with electronic ignition modules if you make 
a conversion. I have seen metal plates fashioned with both the regulator 
and ignition module mounted neatly to the fire wall, but inside in the 
passenger compartment side. I guess with some cars there would be more 
room than with others, such as if you have A/C or not. With solid state 
components mounting position or orientation should not be a 
consideration. Just don't enclose them, leave room for air circulation for 
cooling, it doesn't take much, just two or three inches of clearance around 
the top surface or fins if present. Since the environment under the dash 
is much cooler than the engine compartment, cooling should not be a major 
factor. Food for thought.

Regards,

Bill Huff



>On the subject of alternators/regulators heres my two cents worth: first I
>strongly recommend that you put some sort of protection in the output
>circuit of the alternator, I've seen several mopar alternators that the
>output post shorted to ground and therefore smoked the wire and any other
>wire close to it all the way back to the battery(that means from the
>alternator thru the firewall to the amp meter back thru the firewall to the
>battery), real messy if not devastating.I put a 50 amp resetable circuit
>breaker in line on the passenger side of the firewall( i've been able to get
>these at the local car stereo installation shop). Secondly, as more and more
>of us upgrade our ignition systems to electronic distributors heres a tip:
>the electronic distributors dont like the old points style voltage
>regulators and we dont like the look of the new solidstate style
>replacements... I've found that the replacement regulaters that Auto Zone
>sells are acually solidstate and phisically about the same as the old point
>style just not as tall and if you take the cover off the old points style
>reg and cut the bolt down flanges off it will fit right over the new style.I
>actually have been collecting the oldest of the regulators that had the
>foward look stamped into them for years and even had a rubber stamp made to
>put the original warning, etc on a freshly painted cover.It looks nos and
>works great, larri
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