Dan Morehouse
Member III
I was trolling thru an alternator thread from a couple years ago and found a post by Maine Sail which showed the back of a 90 amp Leece/Neville alternator. (I'd link to it, but for some reason I can't copy or paste from the website field). I expected to see a wire capable of carrying 90 amps of current, but the biggest wire was #12 guage. And, the label on the alternator said "Amps-5". Someone on this site knows the reason for this apparent contradiction, and I am so curious that I'm ready to display my ignorance to find out. If an alternator is capable of producing 90 amps of charging current, why is there a conspicuous absence of a wire sized to carry that current?
Dan Morehouse
1981 E-38 "Next Exit"
Dan Morehouse
1981 E-38 "Next Exit"