My Excessive Amperage 200 amp HO Alternator with voltage regulator for 16V cont

[Glock23 10+ year member]

Then why did he sell me it? I told him I wanted to run 16v and he said I needed an external regulator. I think i saw something like this on my old bronco and it only had 1 alternator.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Then why did he sell me it? I told him I wanted to run 16v and he said I needed an external regulator. I think i saw something like this on my old bronco and it only had 1 alternator.

He gave you what you said you wanted, he sold you your alternator. It isn't his position to know what you're going to do with it.

 

[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

you have space. / you dont need AC. just rip the AC out and run 18+ volts like me in the future

 

[ampjunkielikeme 10+ year member]

Then why did he sell me it? I told him I wanted to run 16v and he said I needed an external regulator. I think i saw something like this on my old bronco and it only had 1 alternator.

he sold it to you because he wanted your money....the more the better (for him anyway)

 

[Glock23 10+ year member]

I have 1 and soon to be two infants that ride in the car. I can't rip out my AC (system off when they are in!)

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

It sounds to me as if you have no clue of what you are doing.Maybe you should rethink your plans.Why would you need 16v daily anyway??Especially if your going to be hauling kids around.

 

[loudaccent 10+ year member]

call excessive amprage,, you do not wanna break anything

 

[pioneerpimp 5,000+ posts]

i think youre going to need a tep down module for the rest of your cars appliances. why would you buy something of that nature and not know what to do with it...?

on a side note i got 4 kinetik 2400s you could run at 16v for sale.

 

[Cravingbass123]

wow

You fail at common sense. almost as bad as the half retarded kid with all the questions, grandcherokee

 

[njaykaplan 10+ year member]

I'm sort of in the same boat as him, minus the car. I have a bigcase GM Alternator (300 amp) that i'm going to install in a lumina most likely when i find a car to use for audio purposes, and I want to run 16v, but i have a mechanic that REALLY feels uncomfy on touching this one.. He told me running a 300 amp alternator at even normal voltages through the cars computer will fry everything eventually, and i assume adding a 0 gauge that does not run through the computer (ie going straight from alt post to batterys) and leaving the factory wire will prevent that.. Is it possible to use a 16v kinetik's 12v post to hook up my original alternator's charging wire and the computer to show it a 12v charging system.. Then running my system through the 16v post completely.

PS. Sorry to post-hijack, but its in the same topic and still might help the OP learn. If the idea above isnt possible, the only option for OP is to research step-down modules that will take your 16v, and put out 12v for the electronics in the car

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

Wow.

 

[loudaccent 10+ year member]

[voltage is wut will cause computer to fry,, amprage is provided wen needed,,

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

I'm sort of in the same boat as him, minus the car. I have a bigcase GM Alternator (300 amp) that i'm going to install in a lumina most likely when i find a car to use for audio purposes, and I want to run 16v, but i have a mechanic that REALLY feels uncomfy on touching this one.. He told me running a 300 amp alternator at even normal voltages through the cars computer will fry everything eventually, and i assume adding a 0 gauge that does not run through the computer (ie going straight from alt post to batterys) and leaving the factory wire will prevent that.. Is it possible to use a 16v kinetik's 12v post to hook up my original alternator's charging wire and the computer to show it a 12v charging system.. Then running my system through the 16v post completely.
PS. Sorry to post-hijack, but its in the same topic and still might help the OP learn. If the idea above isnt possible, the only option for OP is to research step-down modules that will take your 16v, and put out 12v for the electronics in the car

No, you cannot run a 12v alternator to the 12v post on the kinetik hybrid battery. It must be charged from the 16v side. Though it sounds like you have an externally regulated alt, so you can run a 16v alternator and run the vehicles electronics off the 12v side of the battery. I believe neill barber does that in his blazer.

To the OP, you can still USE the alternator, you just can't turn the voltage up higher than 14.8 or so.

Nate sold you an externally regulated alternator because you told him you were running 16 volts. Obviously he thought you were running 16v batteries, the kinetik hybrid, or was running 2 alternators. It's not his business to break down every person's electrical system.

Bottom line: any person who doesn't know how to do this properly shouldn't be running 16 volts in the first place.

 

[njaykaplan 10+ year member]

No, you cannot run a 12v alternator to the 12v post on the kinetik hybrid battery. It must be charged from the 16v side.
However, you can run a 16v alternator and run the vehicles electronics off the 12v side of the battery. I believe neill barber does that in his blazer.

To the OP, you can still USE the alternator, you just can't turn the voltage up higher than 14.8 or so.

Nate sold you an externally regulated alternator because you told him you were running 16 volts. Obviously he thought you were running 16v batteries, the kinetik hybrid, or was running 2 alternators. It's not his business to break down every person's electrical system.

Thats what i was refering to, I have a 300 amp with the exact same external regulator and i would like to run 16v, with no fears of the computer ever seeing more than 14.5.. But i wouldnt want to go out and get an expensive step-down module when i need to spend the money on a few 16v batterys.. The OP could do the same thing I most likely will have to do though, run the dual post kinetik. The step-down module is an option, but keeping it simple will be very helpful in my and your case (OP).

Edit: What i said in my first post was worded confusingly, I meant to keep the original charging wire (4 gauge) which is hooked up to the starter i assume, and the cars computer, and running it off the 12v post of the kinetik while actually charging the battery at 17-18v by the alternator. The 12v essentially is a step-down, correct?