Why the hell do I have so much dimming still?

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

Wouldn't pullies cause excessive wear on the alternator though? If you are forcing the alternator to spin faster at low rpm that means at 2k and 3k freeway rpm's you're really forcing that alternator to spin? I'd think that would cause excessive commutator wea and bearing wearr? As I've said before though this isn't something that I know a lot about. I'm using more of my experience with electric motors than alternators; maybe they work totally different.

depends on what the alt was designed for. some alts are very low output at anything under 800-900 rpm so they need a 200-400 rpm kick in the nuts. not all but some do. would it cause more wear? yup but would you rather have an alt that works or trade it off for another? thats why i always recomend either beefing up you stocker (it works in your car) or get an ohio gen. i dont hear much of any of those "running" wrong n cars or trucks...might be why they cost a little more

 

[AJ²06 5,000+ posts]

My Iraggi alt is fine. I was fusing my alternator to + battery wire today and replaced my batteries ground wire with a different color and when I was driving home I noticed I had no dimming at all. And that's with it almost all the way up. turned it all the way up and had slightly noticable dimming so it's all good now. I think it's cuz I did a shitty crimping job on my last ground wire with a hammer and a vice and this time I used a good set of fullsize crimpers.

GLAD its fixed. I absolutely HATE troubleshooting thingns.... :|