the main reasons:

-Underrated alt outputs at iddle from factory
-Incorrect sourcing of added accesories from batt side ( this is incorrect when you have ammeters )
-Upgrade batteries when the real need is the good alt. A bigger capacity alt with stock alt is worst for the system
-Lack of understanding of what the ammeter reading means &/or how it works.
-lack of mantenience ( yes, electrical require some checkout, just like your tires, brakes, oil... )

every thing of this makes to causes more stress on the charging system than the needed one, including the amm

and no, the bulkhead meltdown is not amm's fault

for more an old thread I wrotte up and some recent discussions on FBBO

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,33574.0/all.html

https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/mopa...icking-time-bomb-factory-ammeter.177831/

https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/dissection-and-study-of-a-mopar-ammeter.199179/

https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/poll-about-ammeter-reading.198930/

and more info from a member here:

http://www.heritech.org/cuda/Charge.html

we have got LOT of long discussions about this here, but hey are old and I won't search them





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