alternator upgrade

[ozcity]

if you ugrade to higher amp alternator, hindi ba
ma-apektuhan yung mga electrical wirings mo??

[wildthing]

no. except the configuration ng wiring sa voltage regulator (kung sinauna ang setup mo at hindi internal type ang regulator).

[ozcity]

paano ko malalaman kung sinauna nga ang regulator?
my ride is a honda city...

thanks..

[onedelacruz]

ang alam ko sa mga modelong sasakyan nasa loob na ng alternator yung voltage regulator in a form of an IC, sa mga lumang sasakyan lang nakahiwalay yung voltage regulator...

kaka-upgrade ko lang ng alternator last week sa banawe...:wink:
yung IC costs mga 2.4K and an upgrade to a 90A alternator costs 3k, konte lang diperensha kaya nagpa-upgrade na ko...

[ozcity]

onedelacruz

brandnew??

[onedelacruz]

oz, hindi yun brandnew surplus lang... galing sa nissan bluebird, kasi nissan din ride ko. ok naman wala na ibang pinalitan kasi magkasing laki naman yung stock at surplus alternator.:wink:

[Protege]

ok lang ang surplus na alternator. Check mo lang kung compatible yung alternator sa battery indicator mo. Better yet, make sure that the alternator from the car brand similar to yours. Years back, I used an alternator from a diff car brand. Ayaw mag-off yung battery indicator sa dash ko pero wala namang problema until nag-discharge yung battery.

[van118]

Mga gurus, help naman. I'm in search of a surplus alternator for my Nissan Vanette, looking at a 90A or a 100A. Anybody here know where it is best to buy surplus alternator (aside from Sophia in Imus) in Cavite, Las Pinas, Muntinlupa or San Pedro are and an idea of how much na rin. Thanks.

[SpiritBeing]

try mo sa may zapote may mga surplus shop ng mga alternator dun, or sa bandang metromall kahelera ng CJ aircon

[bambino]

pag upgrade ng alternator ,kailangan lang rewind yung stator to higher amp assuming na built -in na yung regulator.

[jick.cejoco]

if you ugrade to higher amp alternator, hindi ba
ma-apektuhan yung mga electrical wirings mo??

ozcity,
if you upgraded your alternator output capacity, of course something changed and another thing has to change. for example: your output went up from 80 amps to 90 amps, the fusible link or the pacific fuse for the alternator output wire ( the biggest wire connected to the alternator on the BAT terminal) has to change to the new output; next, the output wire from the BAT terminal may have to be changed to a fatter or bigger gauge wire. all the other electrical circuits to the load remains unchanged and since they rely on the battery too for supply.
jick

[jick.cejoco]

if you ugrade to higher amp alternator, hindi ba
ma-apektuhan yung mga electrical wirings mo??

ozcity,
if you upgraded your alternator output capacity, of course something changed and another thing has to change. for example: your output went up from 80 amps to 90 amps, the fusible link or the autolink fuse or the pacific fuse for the alternator output wire ( the biggest wire connected to the alternator on the BAT terminal) has to change to the new output; next, the output wire from the BAT terminal may have to be changed to a fatter or bigger gauge wire. all the other electrical circuits to the load remains unchanged and since they rely on the battery too for supply.
jick

[goldrat]

van 118


saan sa imus yung sophia? bought my bighorn from that place and would like to upgrade the alternator to 120 amp. if possible. tia

[franzhelmer]

if you ugrade to higher amp alternator, hindi ba
ma-apektuhan yung mga electrical wirings mo??

Answer:
Yes. you need thicker wires.

List of wire gauge sizes for your specs. If not google it.
http://documents.epanorama.net/docum...esistance.html

This is very important information because your wires will and definitely get hot. Imagine this.. 10 Amps X 12 Volts = 120 Watts You get the full 10 amp difference when your alternator is fully charging. The wires can melt. That's IF and only IF your battery is empty or your system suddenly needs 120 Amps. Sample is by starting your car.