Electrical problem

[saturn_06]

ok so i got my new system... lgiths dim and shit ... i know i am already getting an alternator (high output) next pay

problem is when i turn on my high beems or turn signals, my radio shuts off.... wtf?

[PROTOTYPE]

check for short. and fuck the "HO" alternator, get a cap.

[JazzyJeff]

check for short. and fuck the "HO" alternator, get a cap.

I always looked at a cap as putting a bandaid on a gunshot wound. I may be wrong but I would opt for the HO alt...

[Anonymous]

check for short. and fuck the "HO" alternator, get a cap.

I always looked at a cap as putting a bandaid on a gunshot wound. I may be wrong but I would opt for the HO alt...

+1

just because you dig a pond doesn't mean it won't go dry

[tek]

they all need to dry out.... *sigh* [img]{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_razz.gif[/img]

[Anonymous]

they all need to dry out.... *sigh* [img]{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_razz.gif[/img]

rofles

[saturn_06]

...what kind of shorts am i looking for?

[Perseverance]

it's not a short... see if ur ground is hooked up to an illumination wire. i've seen it happen plenty of times. best bet is to jus take ur ground wire and screw it into something that's metal.

[slowion2]

check for short. and fuck the "HO" alternator, get a cap.

actually, you're thinking of it backwards, because I know we've talked about it before with someone else's car

not a bad idea to isolate the ground, makes sense

please tell me this isn't what you called me for at the track yesterday

[saturn_06]

no... that was a fuel problem.. but i figured it out... fuck heads at walmart (got new tires) somehow unhooked a fuel injector plug [img]{SMILIES_PATH}/rolleyes.gif[/img] wtf... but yeah ill redo the ground thing...

[PROTOTYPE]

ok unless they actually added more coils to it then fuck it. you are overdriving it making it hotter and making it fail sooner. I meant ground sorry about that. there is nothing wrong with a cap. its another dampener (same as the battery.)

[slowion2]

right, but a cap is not a solution for a weak charging system. 90% of the systems out there that have a cap do not need it, and should have bought a higher amp alternator to begin with (NOT an overdriven one)

[PROTOTYPE]

right, but a cap is not a solution for a weak charging system. 90% of the systems out there that have a cap do not need it, and should have bought a higher amp alternator to begin with (NOT an overdriven one)

Agreed but i didnt htink they even made a true one though w/o overdriving it.

[S.Bretz]

A cap should be installed...it will help dampen the hit on the altenator.

[Anonymous]

right, but a cap is not a solution for a weak charging system. 90% of the systems out there that have a cap do not need it, and should have bought a higher amp alternator to begin with (NOT an overdriven one)

Agreed but i didnt htink they even made a true one though w/o overdriving it.

I've yet to see an over driven alternator. The ones I've delt with have all been rewound to a higher output, not had a smaller pull put on.