increased resistance Decreases current flow. the reason the wires get warm is that the resistance in the wires and connectors dissipate power causing the heating effect. mo jo -----Original Message----- From: Rev. Baroon <baroon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Monday, February 18, 2002 5:36 PM Subject: Re: IML: alternator amp upgrade 65 LeB? >You shouldn't have to swap anything else as the current is just a formula >for the voltage and resistance. >What you'd need is to upgrade your wiring, especially ground wires. The >older and crustier the connections and wires are the higher the resistance >is, the higher the amps get and the hotter the wires get, bad case would be >hot enough to start a fire! > > >Carl - > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "johan C wildhagen" <johancwildhagen@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >Thanx thats great. Ill get a brand new one. will I have to get anything >upgraded as well? like the volt regulator. Ill probably be going up to >around 40 or 50 amps. > > > > >