<VV> High Current Alternator

[JVHRoberts at aol.com]

Well, I had a killer set of E code headlights, 145 watts on high in the  
outer lamps, 130 watts on the inner lamps. That's 40 amps right there!! Add A/C  
with the clutch AND the blower, and you're getting another 25 amps, etc...
 
 
In a message dated 9/21/2005 7:59:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
BobHelt at aol.com writes:

>  what year and model car do I need to 
> ask for an alternator for to get  a 100 amp alternator 

Mike,
Are you aware of the problems associated  with a 100 amp alternator? First, 
you probably will never need or use 100  amps in a Corvair. Second, the 
Corvair 
doesn't have the wiring to handle  that much current. You will burn out your 
connector contacts trying to  pass that much current. Third, if you do 
succeed in 
drawing that much  current, you will most likely get belt slippage and can 
lose 
belts at high  rpm due to the combined blower and alt loads overloading the 
poor  belt.

Can we know your requirement for that much current?  

Regards,
Bob Helt