Alternator took a dump last night
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Originally Posted by
N2OGTO
Got the alternator bolted up and ran a piece of 4 gauge wire from the alternator charging stud to the starter stud.
Then I wired up the pigtail for the new alternator I picked up at oriellys and put on a new gates belt.
Ok, so my 51 amp alternator died Monday. It looks like the cs144 is going in. On the pigtail is it just three wires that go to my existing three wires? And what vehicle did you use, my parts guy didnt know what pigtail to get. Thanks.
Alternator took a dump last night
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Originally Posted by
EricU
Why the two 6V batteries in series? Does it give more storage capacity?
It's to give 12v, however it does not change the capacity.
If ran parallel it would double the amps but still be 6v.
Still hoping for some clarification on my question :)
Alternator took a dump last night
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Originally Posted by
EricU
Jake, I understand the difference between running batteries in series vs. parallel an the effect on the battery system voltage. My question is why run two golf cart batteries (at 12V.) rather than a single 12V battery which is cheaper and easier to deal with.
Is it the alternator pigtail adapter that you need? Not sure of your question but this
Painless P/N 30706 or
Painless P/N 30707 is what we use on our cars
Sorry, guess I missed your question.
I think he is running two 6v over two 12v. After dealing with 6v in my RV (new RV owner and had never had experience with it) I will run 6v on my next boat build for my house needs.
Rather than me dumbing it up, here is a link with some useful info.
http://www.marxrv.com/12volt/12volt.htm
Alternator took a dump last night
I had to replace the 6v batteries in my dads RV this year (which I purchased after his passing). The battery guy asked if they were from '11 or '01 from looking at the year stamp, they were obviously the originals from '01. My dad never maintained them, they would go winters hooked up without a charger or any use, often 6 months, and lasted 12 years!