This was an email sent to me today.
Hey Chris!
LMAO! Busy is an understatement my friend! You don't know the half of
it!
I don't know what those guys at Sears are smoking, but I have never
heard of
an h/o alternator frying a factory harness...
I agree that if the alt was charging at a 200 amp rate for an extended
period of time, the factory wiring would get really hot, because a
smaller
gauge wire isn't designed to allow that much current to flow through
it. If
the alt charged at 200 amps for a really long time it could even melt
the
insulator on the wiring, but it would have to be charging at that rate
for
quite a long time (1/2 hour or more). Besides, if (and that's a big if)
the
alt was charging at that rate for an extended period of time, the worst
that
could happen is would be the wiring meltdown as I described; fuses
would
blow in the system protecting all the vital components of the vehicle
before
that much amperage could harm them, so they're protected (see, fuses
ARE
good! Lol)
No matter what, you are definitely going to have to upgrade your
wiring. You
have to remember that any wiring circuit is only as strong as its
weakest
link and to complete the circuit the current has to pass through both
the
positive and the negative wires; so when you upgrade your wiring,
upgrade
both positive and negative. And, don't forget to beef up the wiring
connections between your starter wire and body ground, as they are part
of
that circuit (believe it or not); any major cabling off the factory
battery
to any point on the vehicle should be upgraded as well. That'll ensure
you
don't have any weak links in your system.
Remember that wiring is like a water pipe; the smaller the pipe, the
less
water flow, the bigger the pipe, the more water flow. The same applies
to
the current passing through the wire, the larger the wire, the more
current
flow. Increasing the wire size throughout the vehicle will increase
current
flow to all sections of the vehicle's electrical system, not only
giving you
better current flow to the system but to all vital components of the
car
too. So, to answer your question, beef up every section of the main
wiring
that you can; as I always say, it's better to be safe than sorry!
You'll
increase the performance of your electrical system and your sound
system at
the same time!
I hope this helps Chris! If there's anything else I can help with, say
the
word my friend. Talk with you soon!
Moe Sabourin
I didnt know you should upgrade the starter wire too.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
