Originally Posted By Andrewh
That is a common misconception.
you are not supplying 78 amps.
you only pull what the system requires.
it has the potential to supply 78 amps, but if your system only pulls 30, that is all you get.

Understood. But I assume if the battery was low enough the output of the alternator could easily exceed the 45 amps the wiring on a '62 was designed to handle? That concerns me. Maybe it shouldn't?