hi guys... i got myself new battry terminals and made a grounding kit, i got no pics for the kit at the moment but will get them soon... anyways the terminals i got are like those ones:
i have made some 4 ground wires into various spots in the engine bay and i got all the "ground" issues covered... now i hve some 75cm of cable and an empty port on the +ve battry terminal so i though of making this +ve wire upgrade for the alternator.
i just have one concern before i do this: won't that deliver direct current to the battry and fry it? i mena the alternator have some kinda regulator in between it and the battry so that the battry doesn't get overcharged so i am afraid that i might fry the battry, shouldn't i be wiring the battry to the output of that regulator thing rather than directly from the alternator?
sorry but i am not that good with electrical stuff... need help so i don't fry my battry.
but a quick check with the service manual says that the rectifier (regulator) circuit is built-in to the alternator (the service manual calls it a generator). So the alternator provides power directly to the battery. What all this mumbo-jumbo means is that you could connect your alternator (+) directly to your battery (+)... i just can't confirm it without a oscilloscope of some sort...
The voltage regulator is indeed built into the alternator and I did the positive wire from the alternator to the battery on my Lanos and I have pics of it ... somewhere. LOL
So no worries, the wire goes stright from the alternator positive output terminal to the battery positive post.
I must warn you, unless you remove the intake manifold, it is VERY difficult to remove and replace the nut on the positive terminal on the alternator, but it can be done.
The tools I used were a .75 meter ratchet extension, a magnet on a flexible rod (to hold the nut) and I had a friend to help. For jobs like this, multiple arms would be very helpful.
TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote:The voltage regulator is indeed built into the alternator and I did the positive wire from the alternator to the battery on my Lanos and I have pics of it ... somewhere. LOL
So no worries, the wire goes stright from the alternator positive output terminal to the battery positive post.
I must warn you, unless you remove the intake manifold, it is VERY difficult to remove and replace the nut on the positive terminal on the alternator, but it can be done.
The tools I used were a .75 meter ratchet extension, a magnet on a flexible rod (to hold the nut) and I had a friend to help. For jobs like this, multiple arms would be very helpful.
