[DeTomaso] upgrading to high output alternator

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/18/13 20 52 46, fisher95020 at gmail.com writes:


> After I start my car,  the ammeter shows it charging at about 50A for 
> maybe
> 5 minutes until the battery recovers all the charge it used to spin the
> starter.  After that, the ammeter stays pretty close to 0.  When I have AC
> on and lights on an am idling, the Alt just barely stays on the charging
> side, but anything over idle and it easily handles all the loads. 
> 

>>>But your indications are next to meaningless because you removed some 
electrical components from the measuring circuit.   That's like only counting 
half of your money and they determining if you are staying within budget.   
A gauge that is deliberately set up to read inaccurately is perhaps even 
less useful than one that is bypassed completely, I think.   Why not un-do the 
bypass and (with good, tight connections) let the ammeter do its job?

Mike