Not if you are running a 60A one wire.....can you say " bury the needle "
anyone?......I can pin the needle with the 35 A rebuilt stock lucas on the
Alpine, and heaven forbid on the 105A alternator on the xj12......which came
stock with a voltmeter......
RodsINTOMG@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 00-05-15 08:38:49 EDT, you write:
>
> <<
> We are wiring up a car that has MGA instruments. We are installing a
> one-wire alternator.
>
> In the original wiring schematic, all generated current goes through the
> ammeter. Does anybody know if this original ammeter take the current
> generated by a modern one-wire alternator?
> >>
>
> I could be wrong (as in the case of the MGA Twin Cam), but I owned an MGA for
> 18 years, restored it, and think I know something about the car. They never
> had an ammeter. You could easily install an ammeter, a 30 amp +or- would
> work fine with an alternator. I installed an alternator on mine. I used a
> Nippon-Denzo (1985 Toyota Tercel) one wire alternator. Toyota calles it the
> high speed alternator. Good for 6,000 RPM +. I use one on my MGB vintage
> racer.
>
> Rod Schweiger
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