slow death of an alternator

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Mine is currently going through it........only getting 11 volts at idle, complete with the good old "whirr-whirr" sound.....

Im surprised the original alt made it this long, 105,000 miles, and countless amps running at full tilt.

I guess the 20.1 finally did it in though.

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Cant wait to see how loud the 20.1 is when I get some proper power going to it.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

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[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

yea, i dont even think its going...at all

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

yea, i dont even think its going...at all

What do you mean?

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Does the alternator have anything to do with rpms?

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Does the alternator have anything to do with rpms?

Im not sure what exactly youre asking?

 

[TypeRBass 10+ year member]

Does the alternator have anything to do with rpms?

the alternator output is decided on the RPM's of your car...higher rpm = higher output.

until you reach about 2 grand or so.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

nvm....my rpms are like way high and i dunno....maybe its my ******.

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Gonna get my current alt rebuilt and rewound to 200-250.

Anything in particular I need to request?

What do I need to ask for to have the alt kick on at lower rpms?

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

less output, usually