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| | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 95 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 95 | im gonna be doing an alternator conversion on my 1961 chevy apache with a 235 and itl have to power along with everything else, a speaker and sub system of high power.. someone suggested 100 amps rating.. but i saw a 200 recently and i wonder.. can i have too much power? | | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 476 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 476 | Just remember, it takes horsepower to turn those. The more amps, the more HP.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 | 100 should be fine. 200 would probably be for a world-class stereo setup...and very expensive. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 102 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 102 | i read an article about alternators and as it seems the more amps you have the hotter the alt. gets and the more difficult it is too cool it. heat is what kills alternators, so a 200 amp alt would hev to be very well engineered and built, which costs money, and i think it would be WAY overkill.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 175 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 175 | There is a very informative discussion going on in www.mychevytruck.com forums regarding optima batteries, amps, subwoofers and alternators and the power it takes to run all that high draw stereo equipment.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 196 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 196 | i would go whith the 100 amp and add a secound battery on your other fender well then you would have power to spare | | |
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