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<blockquote data-quote="SPL140.2" data-source="post: 1531241" data-attributes="member: 559635"><p>This was an email sent to me today.</p><p></p><p>Hey Chris!</p><p></p><p>LMAO! Busy is an understatement my friend! You don't know the half of</p><p></p><p>it!</p><p></p><p>I don't know what those guys at Sears are smoking, but I have never</p><p></p><p>heard of</p><p></p><p>an h/o alternator frying a factory harness...</p><p></p><p>I agree that if the alt was charging at a 200 amp rate for an extended</p><p></p><p>period of time, the factory wiring would get really hot, because a</p><p></p><p>smaller</p><p></p><p>gauge wire isn't designed to allow that much current to flow through</p><p></p><p>it. If</p><p></p><p>the alt charged at 200 amps for a really long time it could even melt</p><p></p><p>the</p><p></p><p>insulator on the wiring, but it would have to be charging at that rate</p><p></p><p>for</p><p></p><p>quite a long time (1/2 hour or more). Besides, if (and that's a big if)</p><p></p><p>the</p><p></p><p>alt was charging at that rate for an extended period of time, the worst</p><p></p><p>that</p><p></p><p>could happen is would be the wiring meltdown as I described; fuses</p><p></p><p>would</p><p></p><p>blow in the system protecting all the vital components of the vehicle</p><p></p><p>before</p><p></p><p>that much amperage could harm them, so they're protected (see, fuses</p><p></p><p>ARE</p><p></p><p>good! Lol)</p><p></p><p>No matter what, you are definitely going to have to upgrade your</p><p></p><p>wiring. You</p><p></p><p>have to remember that any wiring circuit is only as strong as its</p><p></p><p>weakest</p><p></p><p>link and to complete the circuit the current has to pass through both</p><p></p><p>the</p><p></p><p>positive and the negative wires; so when you upgrade your wiring,</p><p></p><p>upgrade</p><p></p><p>both positive and negative. And, don't forget to beef up the wiring</p><p></p><p>connections between your starter wire and body ground, as they are part</p><p></p><p>of</p><p></p><p>that circuit (believe it or not); any major cabling off the factory</p><p></p><p>battery</p><p></p><p>to any point on the vehicle should be upgraded as well. That'll ensure</p><p></p><p>you</p><p></p><p>don't have any weak links in your system.</p><p></p><p>Remember that wiring is like a water pipe; the smaller the pipe, the</p><p></p><p>less</p><p></p><p>water flow, the bigger the pipe, the more water flow. The same applies</p><p></p><p>to</p><p></p><p>the current passing through the wire, the larger the wire, the more</p><p></p><p>current</p><p></p><p>flow. Increasing the wire size throughout the vehicle will increase</p><p></p><p>current</p><p></p><p>flow to all sections of the vehicle's electrical system, not only</p><p></p><p>giving you</p><p></p><p>better current flow to the system but to all vital components of the</p><p></p><p>car</p><p></p><p>too. So, to answer your question, beef up every section of the main</p><p></p><p>wiring</p><p></p><p>that you can; as I always say, it's better to be safe than sorry!</p><p></p><p>You'll</p><p></p><p>increase the performance of your electrical system and your sound</p><p></p><p>system at</p><p></p><p>the same time!</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps Chris! If there's anything else I can help with, say</p><p></p><p>the</p><p></p><p>word my friend. Talk with you soon!</p><p></p><p>Moe Sabourin</p><p></p><p>I didnt know you should upgrade the starter wire too.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPL140.2, post: 1531241, member: 559635"] 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.[IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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