Re: Alternator ?????????????'s
Wait a second. This is the main output of the alternator and it has a 10 guage wire? But let's get back to that later.<br /><br />Dunarana is right - wire melting is excessive current for some reason.<br /><br />If you disconnect the wire from the alternator do you read 12 volts? It should be connected to the battery so you should read battery voltage.<br /><br />What voltage do you read? Is it 12.6 volts? If it is a couple of volts lower you could have a shorted cell. This would cause the alternator to try to put out a lot of current to charge it.<br /><br />What is the amp guage reading?<br /><br />The more information you give the better help we can give. Note everything then post it.<br /><br />Coming back to the wire, 10 guage sounds just too light for this. I don't know the size of your alternator, but mine is 50 amps. A 10 guage wire will only carry about 30 amps safely. I would guess that the wire should be 6 ga. instead.<br /><br />Of course, if this is a new condition the wire size is not your immediat problem. You need to ask the most important question you can ask - WHAT CHANGED?
