high amp alt
pedant
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From: EXTREME southwest CT
You will need a charging cable, a fuse & holder, and to jumper the harness as shown in the link in post #12.
The regulator plug is the same, 2G & 3G.
You can get an eyelet to eyelet #2 cable at any autoparts store for $10.
My 460 has the alternator on the bottom, so I don't know what length you need for a serpentine Windsor.
Or you can buy the harness and charge cable kit through the link, or many other places on the internet.
RJM Injection Tech — Alternator Charge Cable Kit
RJM Injection Tech — 3G Alternator Harness
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Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Conway, South Carolina
FOJ already has....
You will need a charging cable, a fuse & holder, and to jumper the harness as shown in the link in post #12.
The regulator plug is the same, 2G & 3G.
You can get an eyelet to eyelet #2 cable at any autoparts store for $10.
My 460 has the alternator on the bottom, so I don't know what length you need for a serpentine Windsor.
Or you can buy the harness and charge cable kit through the link, or many other places on the internet.
RJM Injection Tech — Alternator Charge Cable Kit
RJM Injection Tech — 3G Alternator Harness
You will need a charging cable, a fuse & holder, and to jumper the harness as shown in the link in post #12.
The regulator plug is the same, 2G & 3G.
You can get an eyelet to eyelet #2 cable at any autoparts store for $10.
My 460 has the alternator on the bottom, so I don't know what length you need for a serpentine Windsor.
Or you can buy the harness and charge cable kit through the link, or many other places on the internet.
RJM Injection Tech — Alternator Charge Cable Kit
RJM Injection Tech — 3G Alternator Harness
pedant
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From: EXTREME southwest CT
As I showed, the bracket needs to be opened up a little for the larger alternator, and some basic wiring needs to be done.
Removing the fire prone 2G charging plug and replacing it with a fused heavy cable.
Elder User
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From: Ocean County, NJ
Will there be a problem running 2 3G's with 3 batt's on an isolator ? 2 batt's will be mounted on pass frame.
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pedant
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From: EXTREME southwest CT
The 65A 2G was already overloading the dual 10g harness found in the truck.
You could use one as a welder or to run a winch.
You would need some SERIOUS cable to run both of them together.
And really, why bother?
How much load do you possibly have?
Elder User
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From: Ocean County, NJ
How heavy a cable(s) for 2 130a. 1#lt an batt for truck. 1 alt an 2 batt's for compressor, inverter, 1000w work spot lights, possible winch an a few other accessories. Will there be a problem running cables near starter or anything else, or other cables on frame ?
pedant
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From: EXTREME southwest CT
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I am NOT an electrical engineer, my father is...
I don't think you will see any inductive interference with a steady DC current, but again I don't feel I am qualified to make this a factual statement.
Remember you will need enough belt friction to drive these things, and in my experience that is the limiting factor.
Elder User
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From: Ocean County, NJ
Each alt is goin to seperate batt's. Then isolator ? Also figuring a way to mount another pulley wheel to the right of alt's next to water pump pulley so belt should contact roughly 180 * of each alt pulley. That should work ?
pedant
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From: EXTREME southwest CT
A horsepower is 746 watts.
The 130A puts out roughly 1800 watts, X2 = 3600 / 746 = about 4.8 Hp.
That's a LOT more for a belt to drive.
Especially if it has to drive other things like a water pump, power steering pump, air conditioning compressor, etc...
Remember ALL this has to be driven by the ONE crank pulley.
There's just not enough surface for the friction.
The 130A puts out roughly 1800 watts, X2 = 3600 / 746 = about 4.8 Hp.
That's a LOT more for a belt to drive.
Especially if it has to drive other things like a water pump, power steering pump, air conditioning compressor, etc...
Remember ALL this has to be driven by the ONE crank pulley.
There's just not enough surface for the friction.
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From: Morgantown, WV
Thats another reason why I wanted more power, is to be able to run power tools if I need too. I doubt I would have any lights on when Im doing it but maybe just the implement lights for cargo/work lights. as long as I can wire up a converter to run tools or something Ill be happy, then off road run my lights