Getting a great charge from alternator, but seem to be getting some vibration from alternator. Is this normal? Seems to run hot also.
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yes that is very normalit's very important to have New good heavy duty battery and run 4 gauge wire
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I get vibration at low rpm, under load, on the throttle. Not noticable at constant throttle, cruising. I installed new rubber isolators and I am not 100% sure they are aligned properly. That might be the vibration, metal against metal within the drive hub. as to hot, measure the alternator body as well as the engine cassting ahead of it with an Infrared thermometer. Hot to human touch is only 45C, the Tstat is 95C.
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Gary i'm sorry i can not help you i had a knee injury and have not had a chance to ride all year i have not installed the unit yet
1098021
My Lactrical Alt. also has a vibration at rpm's below 2000, and under pull above 2000. have not noticed any extra heat, but haven't checked. The output is slightly above 14 volts.
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Gary, my alternator doesn't vibrate and it runs at normal temp. Wonder if you changed the rubber drive cogs when you replaced the alternator? If yours were hard or distorted, that might make it vibrate but I don't have a clue why it is running hot.
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Hi, I haven't got a chance to install mine yet but you do need to replace the vibration dampers have you replace those when you replaced your alternator let me know
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Glenn, That is NOT normal..We use the same scooter at the lake & it seems to run for quite some time on one charge.
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by the time I got the alternator put on my van it didn't work. I haven't had the change to see if the regulator is bad or the alternator. its past time I can return it to them.
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Hello Brad, I live in northwest Indiana and gets pretty cold here too. Charging in my garage also. The maintainer is operating according to the manual. Charging both 12v and 6v batteries. This is my first year in use. I say go for it. Merry Christmas! Jeff
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I have an '08 Honda Fit with original Honda alternator which had always been a bit underpowered and I haven't experienced any additional strain.Hope this is helpful. The lights are superior.
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Thats odd. I had no such issue. I would have a look on Google and see if there are any forums that show such issues with your car / model. Did you start car before plugging in? What happens then?
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Caused probably by the rectification of A/C to D/C current. The coils can vibrate under load. Either way, mine doesn' do it, send it back.
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If the corrosion is down into the wire, it causes heat buildup at the end and melts the box and/or fuse. My cable from the alternator was doing this. I left the harness in place for the dry and ran a length of 4ga welding cable from the alternator to the fuse box. Had to open up the cable inlet a bit on the box with a Dremel. Make sure you insult ate the ends.
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No, you do not. It is recommended to install an AGM type battery with this excellent alternator but, not necessary. Any excess current is shunted away from the charging circuit. Same as with your original battery which also over-produced at higher RPMs.
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This sort of happened to me. I ran the blower to discharge the battery more and it charged okay.
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it should not get very hot or smell hot , make sure it matches old motors specs ie. amp draw ,horsepower, & correct voltage & rotation
932453
I would just to be sure. I bought one for my son to ensure that the amp and sub would not kill the alternator and battery. To this far he has nothad any issues . More of a insurance purchase.
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yes this is normal. the rotor blades are loose so if you hit something they won't break. once you power it up and they are spinning they will flatten out
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To a certain extent if you are totally blasting. Normal use rHardly get warm.For least heat I recommend a class D amp instead. Remember your lights will dim with any amp if you are underpowered with stock alternator so if serious with woofers then upgrade alternator and add extra ground wire and thick cable to amps. I always and only suggest extra battery by amps, never any caps wich actually place a load on system.
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I agree with too real and it will also depend on your alternator.I went ahead and spent the xtra $ and installed a 200 amp alternator,but there's only one sure way for you to find out!
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It shouldn't be a problem. An alternator only supplies 13 volts which shouldn't affect the charger. It would simply interpret this as a fully charged battery and go into a hold mode.
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Their warranty is not all that to be honest, they ask you a ton of technical questions if it goes bad, e.g, is your charging system in your car stable? do you check the voltage of the battery from time to time? If the voltage reading from the battery is low, you need to take it out and charge it on one of those $300 charging systems they sell online. Anyway don't let that scare you, the previous battery going out on me was my fault, my terminals were loose so the battery wasn't properly getting charge from the alternator. Its a good battery, I have had this one for about 5months, Just make sure your terminals are secure and you have a good working alternator, you will be fine. Their warranty is not all that to be honest, they ask you a ton of technical questions if it goes bad, e.g, is your charging system in your car stable? do you check the voltage of the battery from time to time? If the voltage reading from the battery is low, you need to take it out and charge it on one of those $300 charging systems they sell online. Anyway don't let that scare you, the previous battery going out on me was my fault, my terminals were loose so the battery wasn't properly getting charge from the alternator. Its a good battery, I have had this one for about 5months, Just make... » Read More Their warranty is not all that to be honest, they ask you a ton of technical questions if it goes bad, e.g, is your charging system in your car stable? do you check the voltage of the battery from time to time? If the voltage reading from the battery is low, you need to take it out and charge it on one of those $300 charging systems they sell online. Anyway don't let that scare you, the previous battery going out on me was my fault, my terminals were loose so the battery wasn't properly getting charge from the alternator. Its a good battery, I have had this one for about 5months, Just make sure your terminals are secure and you have a good working alternator, you will be fine. « Show Less