Overcharging altenators

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Oct 5, 2007 | 08:30 PM

Ari G

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Overcharging altenators

Has anyone had there alto overcharge the battery and the battery explodes?

Oct 5, 2007 | 10:14 PM

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Um, not sure what you mean, but the alternator should put out around 13-14 volts to keep the battery charged properly.

Oct 6, 2007 | 12:33 AM

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it almost happened to my honda the next day after i installed a worldclass alt. i started my car the morning after and the radio just started smoking and quickly died. i thought it was a bad install untill i pulled the fuse and the head light blubs blew. by time i found it was the alt over-charging the battery was smoking and had bludged on the sides.

Oct 6, 2007 | 09:18 PM

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hmmm... odd....

I used to be involved in stereo competitions and had a custom aftermarket alternator built for my system that pumped out 222 amps... never had any issues like this... The guy that built it said it was the largest/most powerfull one he had ever built...