Re: Farmall B alternator

Posted by Dave H (MI) on August 04, 2007 at 09:51:17 from (152.163.100.138):

In Reply to: Re: Farmall B alternator posted by Janicholson on August 04, 2007 at 08:07:48:

Well I'm glad I didn't stick it all back together yet. I thought I was supposed to put a #10 wire to the side terminal and take it to the non hot side of the switch and put a diode in it. A smaller wire would have been a LOT easier. The post on the back of the alternator already had a wire on it and it isn't any #10 wire judging from my eye and the blue connectors. So I should grab some smaller wire and redo my diode wire (should have asked twice on this cause it made no sense to have that big wire for a little excitation current!) and then move my #10 wire to the big post (losing the diode) and THEN I should be OK???
Man, can I mix things up!!!

Now, about this ammeter. It shows a solid static discharge. It jumps to 20 amps at startup. It then trickles down to about 3 amps. Doesn't bother me 'cause I have 14.5 volts at the battery posts BUT, ya know, the ammeter SAYS it should read about that much on it's face and it does nag at my mind a little. Is the ammeter just broke or what do you think? Am I getting enough to charge my battery?

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• Re: Farmall B alternator Owen Aaland 13:09:35 08/04/07 (0)

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