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<blockquote data-quote="Buck" data-source="post: 8746443" data-attributes="member: 591582"><p>If your headlights are flashing, your alt is probably only putting out 1/2-2/3's of it's actual power, because it's not being communicated with properly via the FIELD wire, which is what the external voltage regulator is using for controlling.</p><p></p><p>And a lot of cars absolutely hate the signal that external voltage regulators send back through the field wire into the car's computer. I just had to disconnect my FIELD wire from the Explorer's computer, because my battery light would flash on and off over and over into infinity lol. I could never figure out how to make the voltage regulator make my Explorer's computer think everything was ok, because it was. Alt worked very well, so idk. I know a lot of other people have issues with aftermarket alts like I have described.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buck, post: 8746443, member: 591582"] If your headlights are flashing, your alt is probably only putting out 1/2-2/3's of it's actual power, because it's not being communicated with properly via the FIELD wire, which is what the external voltage regulator is using for controlling. And a lot of cars absolutely hate the signal that external voltage regulators send back through the field wire into the car's computer. I just had to disconnect my FIELD wire from the Explorer's computer, because my battery light would flash on and off over and over into infinity lol. I could never figure out how to make the voltage regulator make my Explorer's computer think everything was ok, because it was. Alt worked very well, so idk. I know a lot of other people have issues with aftermarket alts like I have described. [/QUOTE]
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