Did anyone have an overheating or lower amperage than advertised problem when they ordered this alternator. I just got it for a 57 Chevy I'm building and since it may be some time before I actually use it, I want to send it back if I remotely think I'm...
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Ive had this alternator in my 54 chevy for about 4 months now,about 2600 hot summer miles and ive had NO problems at all with it, any thing crome under the hood feels alittle hotter then painted or plane metal, but Ive had no problems,.
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IF you lost your instructions Try buying a second one and hope they came off the same production line. The 2 tricks are that you must make the plug wire wrap as close to the spark plug boot as possible as elsewhere you will pick up "ringing" and it will not read correctly; AND if you make a mistake you must shut the engine off to reset the process. :::::REMEMBER YOU MUST SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE OR START OVER:::::: Follow the instructions and start over. etc etc etc etc I find that if very careful you can set it for 4 cycle 4 cylinder easily but a mistake will put it on 2 cycle every time. Concentrate on the idea that idle for 4 cycle auto engines is that one cylinder COUNT IS 1/4 / 2 Small engines usually idle at 800 to 900 rpm. If you read close to 850 at idle you probably did not make a mistake. The instructions for the 5 that I bought are not identical to each other as they were purchased at different times for different reasons. They are so cheap you can afford to do this. I BOUGHT 2 FOR MY MINI TRUCK: one for under the hood where I can see it easily from where I need to know what I was doing with the second inside the cab also easily read. Remember that this item is picking up capacitive coupling from a source that jumps a gap of 0.030 inches at the plug which under high pressure is still high voltage. ON the distributor end of that wire the voltage is many times higher. Radio interference and interference to any sensitive electronic device is likely to occur with unshielded space exists. Tricky business if you need an electronic quiet environment.
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I have a buddy that did it and he had trouble overheating. Not saying yours is going to do this . He had a old truck. I think it would working really do! I would check with the D.M.V. TO ABOUT IT BEING IN THE FRONT lights signals...
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I can't recommend it at this point. I installed one two months ago (and the installation was relatively easy), but last week the car started acting up electronically again (had to jump it off a couple of times, strange beeps after turning it off, ...). So this time we took it to the local dealer, their diagnostics said the battery was bad, they replaced it, and so far we haven't had any more problems. Stay tuned though, because it wouldn't surprise me if somehow the recharge circuitry is screwed up, and this hasn't been a 12 volt battery issue after all.
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Mine blew out at 15 amps on both NO side. It was confirmed that before the 15 amps were applied that everything worked fine and my draw was 15amps and no more.
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I bought that alternator, I guess back in the spring. I have a 1971 chevy c-10 I am restoring. 350. Camed up. 327- 220 double hump heads. Headers etc. It works just fine for me. Battery stays full. It looks really good. easy to clean. Just wipe it off. No surface rust what so ever. Use it. You won't be sorry.
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That is a huge alternator! I would suggest going much larger than that. Usually it is suggested to go at least 150% of rated output
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When I bought the generator, I had a problem with the carburetor. With one call, the replacement parts were shipped and the unit was up and running within a few days. The man I spoke with was knowledgable and efficiently fixed the problem. Have not had a bad experience with the unit. I use it with my RV, which requires a 30 amp power source. It runs everything just fine.
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Maybe I got a bad part, but mine did not work. The AC didnt even blow hard, it was just a slight breeze. Hope it works for you. I ended up trying several replacement parts before buying the original, shorter heat sink, part and soldering my connections. 03 jeep grand Cherokee 4.7L H.O. motor.
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Not sure!! Im about to get another Battery!! mines is starting to Die all ready, Can't say that there Bad Battery's But im gonna get one with More Power!!! the battery is still working for me But when the weather is cold the Battery looses Power!!! So gonna have to get a new one Winter is about to be here!! I may get another one but with more Amps 14 Amps is what im looking for!!
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Chip, I had the same problem several times. I finally registered my unit on Broan's website and included my disappointment with the issue. I was contacted the next day by their customer service department with the phone # for their service department. I called them immediately, they pulled up my information and explained that they had identified the problem and it could be easily fixed with a replacement heater and fan element. The original unit did not start fast enough and would burn the thermal fuse, the new motor started faster and therefore the thermal fuse would not blow. The fuse is part of the heater element to prevent overheating. I explained to the rep that it was -7 outside and I didn't feel like going into the attic again to replace the unit. he explained that I could replace the part fromt he inside and it was a matter of 2 screws and a wire harness. It literally took me less than 1 minute to replace the part and it has worked better than the original since. My previous ones only lasted less than 2 weeks. I was very satisfied with Broan which is more than I can say about the big box store I bought it from. The # for the technical support department at 800-637-1453. That should solve the problem.
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I have the same problem. I can tell you this, the wheel barrow draws a lot of power. I melted a charger (melted like a black plastic puddle) that was the right voltage, but not enough amps. I would hook one up and see if the charger is getting hot.
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Sorry, I can't shed any light on the subject, Brian. After ordering the charger I discovered the problem was with my battery not the charger - I returned the charger I purchased through Amazon. My battery had run too low to be charged using any charger. I had to take it to a golf cart service store and they got it up and running for me. The charger I had was perfectly OK.
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I run a monster 3s battery in my buggy completely stock and I have never had an over heating issue. My 3s is 5500 mah and I get about an hour of run time on it. When I am finished running out my battery I can still hold my finger on the motor without being burned so yes you can run a 3s no problem
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i still have my brand new one that is not working....they ask me to send it to a corporated store in Miami...i am in the bahamas...I repared the first one but not this one....so I have to pay for transport to «Miami and then if it only a bad connection that I didn't find I will have to pay for the work at the shop.Hello this is a brand new generator...so I think I will have to buy another from another compagny...a tri-fuel one or gazoline one that I could change the carburator for propane with a kit...that I already did it a few times and it work good.....Pierre
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Hi, I simply contacted Amazon, explained that I purchased the above item with in 6 months of it failing. The part was defective. Amazon sent me out a new one within a day or so, I returned the defective part, my car been running great ever since... So maybe you also have recieved an defective part as well, write an email to Amazon, hope you have the same outcome as me.
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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.