Subject: [TR] Alternator up grades

From: Sujit Roy <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 14:57:58 -0800

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I=E2=80=99m updating my Lucas alternator and doing away with my external re=
lay and
regulator.(11AC and replacing it with an Lucas 18ACR.  (All integrated)
This is a 45 amp alternator.)

The 18ACR is a 4 wire unit: a sense wire, an ignition light wire and two
relatively thick brown wires that feed to the main battery cable. The
contacts within the alternator are connected together. (I wonder why they
didn=E2=80=99t use one thick cable instead of two)

My Stag on has 1 think brown wire that I plan to use. Should I add another
thick brown wire to the other connection in the alternator or is this one
thick wire enough?

I have heard other Triumph owners doing this upgrade but am not aware
people adding the second brown thick wire.

Sujit

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Sujit Roy
Cupertino, California

https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-he=
ight:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I=E2=80=99m updati=
ng my Lucas alternator and doing away with my
external relay and regulator.(11AC and replacing it with an Lucas 18ACR. =
=C2=A0(All integrated) This is a 45 amp alternator.)</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si=
ze:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The 18ACR is a 4 wire unit: a sense=
 wire, an ignition light
wire and two relatively thick brown wires that feed to the main battery cab=
le.
The contacts within the alternator are connected together. (I wonder why th=
ey didn=E2=80=99t
use one thick cable instead of two)</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si=
ze:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">My Stag on has 1 think brown wire t=
hat I plan to use. Should
I add another thick brown wire to the other connection in the alternator or=
 is
this one thick wire enough?</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si=
ze:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I have heard other Triumph owners d=
oing this upgrade but am
not aware people adding the second brown thick wire.</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si=
ze:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">=C2=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si=
ze:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sujit</p><div><br></div>-- <br><div=
 dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Sujit Roy<br>Cupertino, California</div><div><br><a hr=
ef=3D"https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/" target=3D"_blank">https://tri=
umphstagblog.wordpress.com/</a><br><br></div></div></div></div>

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IMO the issue isn't so much the wires, but that corny connector at the alte=
rnator=2E At 45 amps, it won't probably won't fail immediately, but will ge=
t hot in service=2E Eventually the copper oxidizes from the heat and you ge=
t a bad connection or even a fire=2E Doubling up means each quick connect o=
nly carries about half the current=2E
-- Randall
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IMO the issue isn't so much the wires, but that corny connector at the alte=
rnator=2E At 45 amps, it won't probably won't fail immediately, but will ge=
t hot in service=2E Eventually the copper oxidizes from the heat and you ge=
t a bad connection or even a fire=2E Doubling up means each quick connect o=
nly carries about half the current=2E<br>-- Randall
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