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Well thank you! I I haven't looked in the front of the book yet. I did check the wiring of the alternator and mine certainly wouldn't survive that, the way it's hooked up now.
Unlike an 831a. The alternator needs to be hooked to a battery or it will smoke. That is why battery selector switches tell you not to turn them off while the engine is running and they have make before break contacts.
That sounds really good. But the problem is one shuts off the other one turns on and back and forth. There needs to be some sort of a dead band where nothing happens. The alternator maybe adjustable haven't looked into it that far. The battery maintainer/charger certainly isn't. If I had a...
Good question. No not really. I haven't seen it kill anything in my years, running for a short period of time. You would have two regulators fighting each other. Thinking of work around now.
If they are red or blue no. 12.75v, depending on temperature is perfect. Optima says float up to 13.8v. Little too high for me as far as battery longevity goes.
If you have the yellow tops add .2 volts.
Never try to equalize a sealed battery. You are well above the voltage were sulfation starts...
So I started thinking about my 831a. No leaks but I was wondering about the well nut. And I'll be darned if lo and behold they come with the correct part I spect for the other generators. Imagine that!
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