Constant heavy charging
I don't know. It's kindof an odd situation. Normally things are fused based on the weakest link downstream. But in this case the only things downstream of the alternator I assume you already have on fuses or breakers. But in this case, the biggest concern is a short to ground in the alternator and the battery sends as much joice as it can up that wire until something burns through. If attaching at the starter relay I'd go with a 16 gage fusible link since that's what the factory diagram ( for wiring the 60 amp alternator option) shows with an 8 gage wire. A 14 gage would probably be OK - its still going to burn up before the 8 gage wire.
Another way is to have the new stuff on a single terminal block with a fusible link between the block and the starter relay. Then the alternator feed has no restriction.
Something like this below.
It could be an auxilery fusebox or it could be individual wires each with a ring terminal on the stud.
73 B-body's with optional 65 amp alternator (for Taxi, Fleet uses) show another relatively simple way fusible links could be arranged.
The way I read this, there's a 10 gage fusible link protecting the 6 AWG wires going to the starter relay, an ammeter and the alternator.
A 16 gage fusible link protects the 10 gage, 12 gage wires.
I don't know the details of what you've got there but conceptualy yes that should work.
Yes. Definately leave the direct feed to the main splice. Electricity will take the shortest path as long as the bulkhead connector doesn't have excessively high reistance.
You mean for a fuse on the alternator feed?
I don't know. It's kindof an odd situation. Normally things are fused based on the weakest link downstream. But in this case the only things downstream of the alternator I assume you already have on fuses or breakers. But in this case, the biggest concern is a short to ground in the alternator and the battery sends as much joice as it can up that wire until something burns through. If attaching at the starter relay I'd go with a 16 gage fusible link since that's what the factory diagram ( for wiring the 60 amp alternator option) shows with an 8 gage wire. A 14 gage would probably be OK - its still going to burn up before the 8 gage wire.
Another way is to have the new stuff on a single terminal block with a fusible link between the block and the starter relay. Then the alternator feed has no restriction.
Something like this below.
It could be an auxilery fusebox or it could be individual wires each with a ring terminal on the stud.
73 B-body's with optional 65 amp alternator (for Taxi, Fleet uses) show another relatively simple way fusible links could be arranged.
The way I read this, there's a 10 gage fusible link protecting the 6 AWG wires going to the starter relay, an ammeter and the alternator.
A 16 gage fusible link protects the 10 gage, 12 gage wires.