MAD Bypass Question

[crackedback]

Good upgrade.

Thank you Dan!

 

[KnuckleDuster]

Dan I read your post that you linked on the slant 6 forum, and have a question that I hope you can clear up. When you pit the two 10 gauge wires from the alternator to the positive battery terminal do you remove the factory wire or leave it in place? Also does running these two wires in any way mess up the voltage regulator since it seems to be bypassing it? I am not too familiar with the wiring diagrams for these cars so please forgive my ignorance.

Would like to know this also, as well as whether to give each seperate end it's own ring terminal (4) or merge two wires to one terminal at each end (2)?

 

[Bookmaker]

Would like to know this also, as well as whether to give each seperate end it's own ring terminal (4) or merge two wires to one terminal at each end (2)?

I did this on my car with an 8g wire and a 12g fusible link. I had Crackedback supply this right after I purchased his headlight relay kit. No need to use two wires. This is working wonderfully. The car seems to start faster and run stronger with the ammeter bypass. Might be a coincidence, but it definitely is better.

The old charge wire through he ammeter is still hooked up. Obviously the ammeter gauge is not accurate now. The lighter is about the only thing that will make the needle move.

I suggested to Crackedback that he build the ammeter bypass into his headlight harness as an option.

 

[slantsixdan]

Dan I read your post that you linked on the slant 6 forum, and have a question that I hope you can clear up. When you pit the two 10 gauge wires from the alternator to the positive battery terminal do you remove the factory wire or leave it in place?

Doesn't matter. I usually leave it in place; it's not going to be carrying much of any current. But if an ammeter that moves but no longer provides useful information is going to bug you, go ahead and remove the factory wire.

Also does running these two wires in any way mess up the voltage regulator

Not at all.

since it seems to be bypassing it?

No, it does not bypass the voltage regulator. The regulator is not like a hose faucet that opens to allow more or closes to allow less electricity from the alternator to the battery; that's not how it works. What the regulator does is control power to the alternator's rotor, and alternator output varies proportionally with power supplied to its rotor by the regulator. This remains the case even when you run wires directly from the alternator output stud to the battery positive terminal.

 

[75slant6]

What fuse/fuse holder would you recommend Dan? Spade or bus?