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Re: Alt Conversion Excite Resistor Problems

To: Randall <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Alt Conversion Excite Resistor Problems
From: "Michael D. Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 17:42:01 -0600
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Randall wrote:


>>Here's a $64 question - why did the rpm's increase as the coil voltage
>>decrease?
> 
> 
> Beats me.

Could be that the residual current is not enough to do anything but 
marginally energize the alternator field, so the load on the engine 
from the alternator is much smaller--with the same throttle setting, 
removing that load would cause engine rpm to go up, especially if 
the car had been repeatedly started and stopped, so the alternator 
was still working hard at idle to recharge the battery.

Just a guess. There's no mention if the alternator light comes on 
when the key is switched off. That would be an indication that the 
alternator isn't working enough to create a load.

Cheers.

-- 
Michael D. Porter
Roswell, NM

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