Re: Denso upgrade prob
[Re: MNobody]
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06/21/15 01:19 AM
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Okay, let's start at the beginning. What car are you installing this on and what voltage regulator are you using?
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Re: Denso upgrade prob
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06/22/15 08:21 AM
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Okay, we have the car and regulator identified, is this the alternator you have? Mopar Alternator
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Re: Denso upgrade prob
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06/22/15 03:35 PM
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Okay, we got this puppy whipped. I hope the attached sketch covers what is going on. Your stock 1969 setup uses an alternator with a single wire field terminal. The regulator supplies a variable voltage to one end of the field winding through the exposed terminal. The other end of the field winding is internally grounded in the alternator.
The externally regulated Denso (and I hope I got the right diagram, the plug has two wires, a dark green and a dark green with orange?) has an isolated field, both terminals are brought out through the plug. With this arrangement one end of the field is always energized at battery voltage through the first terminal and the regulator grounds the other end of the field through the second terminal to control field excitation.
So the secret is to make the Denso look like the original from a wiring standpoint. You need to ground either one of the two leads coming out of the plug (doesn't matter if it's the dark green or the dark green with orange, the field isn't polarity sensitive) and connect your original green alternator field lead to the other wire. Connect the battery terminal and you should be good to go.
Good luck.
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Re: Denso upgrade prob
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06/23/15 01:13 PM
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Okay, how much voltage do you have on the green lead in the harness? Best to measure it at the alternator but the voltage regulator would work also.
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Re: Denso upgrade prob
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Same diagram I found. Look at the diagram I posted. Your electromechanical regulator has no voltage source with the key off. At least the key has to be on for the voltage reading I mentioned. Running would be better as the regulator is then trying to regulate. Grounding through the mounting should be sufficient. But one step at a time.
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Re: Denso upgrade prob
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Electronic regulator upgrade? Oh, boy. Totally different situation. What you need now is exactly what John Kunkel posted replies ago. The Fld(+) and Fld(-) wires in John's sketch are the dark green and dark green w/orange wires from the Denso plug.
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Re: Denso upgrade prob
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06/24/15 02:46 PM
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Just like eating an elephant, one mouthful at a time. I notice you have the Mallory version of the regulator. I have no idea what the voltage setpoint is on that version. Others I have seen vary from 13.5 to 14.5 so maybe 14.9 isn't unreasonable. I'd try another regulator if you have concerns. The fact that the system voltage is at 14.9 is a good sign that the regulator is regulating. As a note be sure the regulator case is grounded well, a poor ground connection will tend to produce a higher regulated voltage.
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