fusible link questions

[Pat Ford]

On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Clive Apps Techno-Logicals 416 510 0020 wrote:

> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 12:16:31 -0500 (EST)
> From: Clive Apps Techno-Logicals 416 510 0020 <clive at problem.tantech.com>
> To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
> Subject: Re: fusible link questions
> 
> 
> > > On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Clive Apps   Techno-Logicals   416 510 0020 wrote:
> > > 
> > 
> > Canadain tire used to sell a box that would output 120 vdc from the 
> > alternator. it just full fielded the alt and at around 1500 rpm 120 v
> > 
> > scarry eh
> > 
> > >  
> > >          I have seen this happen on a toyota corona, but some of the
> > > devices are fused seperatly to protect against high voltages.
> > >  
> 
> 
> I have one of those cantire boxes here
> someone gave it ot me
> nebver hooked it up though
> may be useful on my 4X4 somtime, should think abotu trying it

be sure that you add a resistor to load the field output from the 
regulator ( I think that these boxes were designed for the old mechanical 
regulator) A friend and I went through a handful of regulators before I 
figured that out. watch how fast the output volts go up with rpm

> 
> Clive 
> 

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