"ArchTaib" > wrote in message
news:z6pre.1668561$8l.1200624@pd7tw1no...
> what's there to turn up? everything there makes sense.. i think.
battery
> provides power to the car, alternator keeps batter charged, voltage
> regualtor keeps the power output in check, and there will be a sensor
there
> somewhere to signal the guage on the dash what to display. the only
thing
> that doesn't make sense is the term 'generator'.. i'm not sure why a
shop
> manual would call it that, that's not what an alternator does. an
generator
> is a simple device, really.. and incredibly inneficient and weak. i
don't
> think they have used generators in cars in more than 25 years.
>
> an alternator, on the other hand, is immeasurably more efficient when
> compared to a generator, has slip rings instead of commutators, and
produces
> up to 120 volts DC via a voltage regulator and state regualtor.

Actually the alternator can produce much more than 120 volts AC. DC is
what you get after that AC is run through the rectifier diodes inside
the alternator. The regulator uses a remote sensing wire to keep the
voltage in the vehicle at 13.8-14 volts. That remote wire is used to
counteract the voltage drop that occurs through the long wire runs and
multiple connections in the wiring harness. That is why you will usually
find low voltage in vehicles that use a one wire alternator instead of a
conventional 3 wire. The voltage lost in the wiring can be 1-1.5 volts
depending on length of the run.


>
> ">>measure voltage at battery >>if its 14.5 or more the regualtor is
> ocked" --true.. but the regualtor is part of the alternator.
thusly, the
> alternator is "focked"
>
>
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 19:32:46 GMT, wrote:
> >
> >>On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 08:46:07 GMT, "ironrod" >
> >>wrote:
> >>
> >>>An alternator is capable of producing more voltage than your
battery is
> >>>capable of handing. The regulator works by limiting the output.
The
> >>>last
> >>>time my brushes went the problem manifested itself by maxing out
the
> >>>voltmeter. Another place to look is at the alternator sense line,
if it
> >>>is
> >>>not hooked up correctly it could be signaling for max output.
> >>>
> >>
> >>lmfao
> >>
> >>alternator sense line
> >>LMFAO
> >>what a moron
> >>its called regulated voltage ya FOCTARD
> >>measure voltage at battery
> >>if its 14.5 or more the regualtor is focked
> >>
> >>
> >>ford does not have an alternator
> >>the shop manual call s the generators
> >>
> >>get some certification
> >>
> >>LMFAO
> >>h
> >>u
> >>r
> >>c
> >>a
> >>s
> >>t
> >
> > lets turn this up a notch
>
>
>



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