Hi guys, Hoping someone can help me - Just bought a standard 1978 Diesel 109 SeriesIII. Wanting to rig a few lights here and there can anyone recommend an alternator that will bolt straight on so I can power the things? Planning a row of four across the top of the roof rack, four along the bumper, two rearward facing lamps and a rear fog light. Don't suppose an original shape V8 Vogue unit would fit would it? .
Cheers guys Jase
Hmm - you need 605W to drive that lot at once - more or less 55A from the alternator. Is the Series alternator not rated around this anyway?
The other idea could be to stick a second battery in and run off that on the basis you won't be running all lights all of the time.
P.
Cheers Paul, appreciate the quick response - not sure about the rating on the exsisting one - will check. I'm a bit of a newbie at electrics and such I can only just manage a service:-) Indeed will not be running ALL at once but may have all my forwards on from time to time, planning a bank of toggle switches governed by a master so you can in essence pre select what you want then flick a switch when you need them.
"Paul S. Brown" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@snoopy.intra.geekstuff.me.uk:
Hiya again Paul Looking in owners handbook:- says 'Batt Cap 95 AH' and 'Charging circuit Alternator 16ACR' does that mean I'm good to go or not??? :-) cheers mate
Apparently the 16ACR is a 34A alternator. Not really good to go, no. You'll drain your battery in quicktime if you try it with that.
Back to looking for a bigger alternator. I'm afraid I can't think of anything to suggest.
P.
On or around Wed, 13 Apr 2005 20:39:58 +0100, "Paul S. Brown" enlightened us thusly:
later range rovers (after about 1984, I expect) have 65A (A127/65) or 80A (A133/80) lucas. There are loads of Bosch ones; most of the sierras seem to be fitted with 'em. On the bosch ones they have the rating on a little coloured label.
earlier RRs have progressively smaller ones - round about 1980 they started having the lucas 20ACR/25ACR, which is 65A or so.
try such things as sierras; but note first which hand it is - with the 2 mounting bolt holes at 6 o'clock, the tensioner hole is either at 2 o'clock or at 10 o'clock, looking from the pulley end.
Arse, Bugger, Bum!
Cheers anyhoo, Paul :-)
I seem to recall the 'standard' Seris III alternator was 34A. Richard
Cheers Austin you're a star:-)
...and he saw that the light was good.
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