The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

How big an alternator do I actually need? 200 1977

uid 17368's pic
posted by  245L Van on  Sun May 7 06:09 CST 2006
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Wed Nov 14 06:20 CST 2012
[RELATED]

I've got myself a B21E powered 245 with very few options fitted. The Stock externally regulated 55A alternator seems to do just find with the setup I've got. It needs to run: fuel pumps; ignition; running lights; indicators; 55/60W headlights; brake lights; a couple of interior lights; rear demist; heater fan; dashlights; and a glovebox light all while charging a 460 CCA battery.

The radio is very basic, with one only one working speaker since the car was broken into. At the moment the alternator happily puts out 13.6 Volts with everything I can think of turned on.

I'm planning on adding some extra lights to the car, with two 100W driving lights on the grill, extra fogs and hopefully switching to 90/100W globes in the headlights. Am I going to be able to run an additional 300W of light on the stock 55A, or is an upgrade to a 70 or 100A alternator in order?

--
Drive it like you hate it






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.