Posted By: GrnMagic77
Best charging system setup-voltage regulator lead locat - 11/29/12 07:35 PM
Getting ready for more electrical updates on some of the projects and have been checking out the MAD electrical website along with various other sites before I do some upgrades.
Looking at some pros and possible cons of the relay system for headlights,heater blower motor and any other future modifications.I have relayed the headlights on a few different vehicles now and am impressed with the results but wonder that since the amp load/current draw has now been removed from the main wiring harness where the voltage regulator receives its signal from, does this now mean that the regulator does not "see" the load and therefore will not increase the alternator output to account for it?
What if we hook up all sorts of relays for multiple heavy load drawing accessories off the alternator output stud? Does using relays affect or bypass the correct signal the voltage regulator needs to control alternator output?
Also where would be the best location to install the voltage regulator lead...at the very end of the line of all electrical draw would make the most sense,but since it would be completely impractical to have a voltage sensing wire at the end of every electrical item on the car and have them all work at the same time...would the next best loction be before the main junction that supplies everything...the fuse box? Is there even enough of a drop in voltage to worry about it?
I'm probably making it much more complicated than what it really should be but I am running all new charging wires on a '66 Chrysler...losing the mechanical regulator for a solid state...bypassing the amp gauge...and installing a 78amp alternator...relaying headlights and heater blower motor...and will have plenty of other electrical upgrades as well at some point I'm sure.Just wondering if I'm trying to over-engineer the issue. Thanks...
Looking at some pros and possible cons of the relay system for headlights,heater blower motor and any other future modifications.I have relayed the headlights on a few different vehicles now and am impressed with the results but wonder that since the amp load/current draw has now been removed from the main wiring harness where the voltage regulator receives its signal from, does this now mean that the regulator does not "see" the load and therefore will not increase the alternator output to account for it?
What if we hook up all sorts of relays for multiple heavy load drawing accessories off the alternator output stud? Does using relays affect or bypass the correct signal the voltage regulator needs to control alternator output?
Also where would be the best location to install the voltage regulator lead...at the very end of the line of all electrical draw would make the most sense,but since it would be completely impractical to have a voltage sensing wire at the end of every electrical item on the car and have them all work at the same time...would the next best loction be before the main junction that supplies everything...the fuse box? Is there even enough of a drop in voltage to worry about it?
I'm probably making it much more complicated than what it really should be but I am running all new charging wires on a '66 Chrysler...losing the mechanical regulator for a solid state...bypassing the amp gauge...and installing a 78amp alternator...relaying headlights and heater blower motor...and will have plenty of other electrical upgrades as well at some point I'm sure.Just wondering if I'm trying to over-engineer the issue. Thanks...