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Then i'll call first thing in morrning. im on the east coast so i will call around noon.

Cant till tomorrow ,im sure they are closed for the day

Was wondering if anyone at Mechman could reply to this , looking to sent my alt in for a self exciting upgrade Was posting my ideas and was given this response. "Just reinstall the stock one and use your mechman you have now as the second alt. Call them up and see if they'll R&R it and install a self-exciting regulator. Shouldn't cost more than $100; far cheaper than a new alternator" Thank you, Carlos

I didnt know they could even do that. will that alter the current amperage of 270, and would it be best to call them or email them since im sure they are always busy, guess ill find out tomorrow Thank you sooooooo much you made my day , i just hope all of this is possible without waiting months

The thing is that i got the mechman over a year ago, and thats what is on the truck now , i was wanting to reinstall the stock one till i can afford a second mechman

So i googled self exciting alt and found a website called quick start high output alternater am i on the right path? They have self exciting alts for decent price.

Tirefryr---ok please explain what a self-exciting regulator/self-exciting alt is and where i can get one. that sounds like it would be the best option for me

just emailed him. thanks again shizzon

So maybe some one here has done 2 alts can help me. just came back from my mechanics shop and was told that adding second alt would not work, i asked why and was told he could install but could not turn alt on, said i needed a wire harness to hook up to trucks computer. I thought the belt turned the alt on and i could wire to rear batt bank. Can anyone with this type of knowledge please help me out? (air con being swapped for stock alt to go with my Mechman 270a alt)

i have a mechman 270a so maybe add a second one of the same size is what ill do ...Thank you Shizzon

ok so for now could i go to autozone or napa and find maintenance free batts or do have to oreder online, could you name some brands that are acceptable replacments

I have a 270a alt and wanting to add stock 130a for a total of 400a would that be enough power plus 4 1100ca batts or all 9 batts

so if i got rid of the ones that are 800ca and kept the 1100 ca ones, would i be ok if i add stock 130a alt back in

Good, i thought people would say no dont do it , its not worth it. stock alt going back in for now, any suggestions on good alt that wont break the bank, maybe in the 250a to 300a range?

cant afford car audio batts till end of summer but have 4 batts with 1100 cranking amps and 5 with 800 cranking amps with 270a ho alt , are all these enough for 2 bc3500s strapped to 2 ohms. big 3 and 3 runs pos and 3 neg front to back all 0 gauge

i live in west michigan 5 miles from lake michigan. So heat not to bad yet

so maybe its a good idea? always drive with windows open anyways

What are the advantages or disadvantages of swapping air conditioiner for second alt ?

Bigjon, so i should do batteries first, then get alt ? what batteries would you recomend for the bc 3500s (budget of maybe $500 or so ) i know xs are the best but cant afford 2 d3100 right now. I see in your sig you run deka batts , where would i find them. sencheezy, ill give photobucket a try tommorow

no android just sony cyber shot will that do it

dont know how to post pics

1 pos from alt to pos in rear 2 pos from front batt to pos rear and of course from alt to front batt all grounds from rear to front batt

The alt is like 150 at idle and 300 at peak, and the batteries rest at 12.7, i know they are not the best batts, but i would rather do another alt now and wait to save up for some xs batts later

hello all, i have some questions regarding alt power. I currently have a 270a mechman, now my first question is do they have to be the same amprage, or can the other one be bigger or smaller? Second is do they have to be the same brand? Like can i use my stock 136a alt or a dc alt with mine or singer alt ? Would all that extra power mess with trucks electrical (05 dodge ram 4.7 ltr v8). If so, how would i be able to add another alt Have some voltage drop from 14.1 (when first starting truck) down to 12.1 at full tilt, running 2 crescendo bc3500s to 2 btls dual 2 ohms wired to 2 ohms and 1100.4, 3 runs of cca 0 ga positive and 3 negative to 5 interstate workoholic batteries. I dont know what to do so here i am asking for some help. Any and all advise and comments are truly appreciated Thanks.