Some Year production vechicles I noted for Example 1984 Ford Tempo had a 40 Amp Alternator, whereas a 1994 Dodge Shadow has near 80 Amp or better, thing is all alternators OEM are different, unless someone can purchase a higher amp rating alternator or maybe consult one of those places that sells Auto Stereos, then you are looking at maybe modifying the guts to say 100 Amp or Bigger, thing is those " Trucker Alternators " are avg. 110 Amps. I used to work @ a KW dealership Lecce Neville makes them especially runninng Illeagle Amplifiers, and other current drawing devices.
Also another sugguestion, Buy the Biggest Capacity Battery in CCA ( Cold Cranking Amps ) what you may have down South presumeable is different up here in Michigan where we see 0 degrees or lower and it makes a world of difference if you buy a recycled boneyard battery for 25 bucks vs. a Premium Gold Battery will start in Minus 45 Degrees Below Zero at 3:00 Am. ! Next thought , all those ground connections may be corroded or rusted, some wire brush, sand paper or Schotch brite pad may make the world of difference I had coorosion on a Positive and Negative terminals and having a top post Dodge I had no start, after a Ham freind came by we were back on the road. my experience to help anyone with mobile gear. Mark A. Holman, CRO, AB8RU [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laryn Lohman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 9:45 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - DC charger with auto cutoff > Being a *why* type of person, what problems with her van electrical > system would make it so it could not handle a handful of amps extra? > Several of those items you listed draw near nothing, so a couple of > transmitters operating minutes out of an hour in addition to those > items should not be an issue... So, enlighten me! > > Laryn K8TVZ > > > --- In [email protected], "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > The electrical system is her van is pretty bad, so putting more > stress on it with radios may put it over the edge> > ________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
