alternator help

[KAMENi]

guys, can anyone explain how do i upgrade the wire connections on the alternator? how thick wires do i use?

[Scott]

Use 4 guage, simply disconnect the thickest wire on the alternator and replace it with the 4 guage cable and trace it all the way back to the battery

[KAMENi]

how much square mm's is a 4 gauge wire?

i need to replace only 1 wire?

[KAMENi]

how much square mm's is a 4 gauge wire?

i need to replace only 1 wire?

[KAMENi]

i've found this calculator and it says that a 4AWG is 21.0439 mm square. is that true?

[Scott]

i think my 4 guage wire is around 1.5 to 2 cm in diameter

[rsands]

it is 20mm squared

[KAMENi]

ok thanx...

one last question (i hope)

is this simple enough? can i " D I Y " it?

[Scott]

aye mate it should be one of the easier jobs, just a case of tracing where the wire goes. While your doing that upgrade the battery earth to the chassis with the 4 guage as well

[KAMENi]

guys, i know i'll sound pretty stupid, but can someone please post me a pic of the alternator and which wire to replace... smileys/smiley9.gif smileys/smiley11.gif smileys/smiley9.gif smileys/smiley11.gif smileys/smiley9.gif

thanx

[KAMENi]

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trust me, you won't regret the time you wasted to explain this to me... (i simply need a pic of the alternator. i think i know where it is, but i'm not 100% sure...)

[KAMENi]

ok, here's the link...

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http://members.cox.net/tom_fuller/indx.htm

[KAMENi]

feel free to comment smileys/smiley2.gif

[Scott]

sorry never seen your post, that link seen it before she has a fine ass but wheres the nuditysmileys/smiley17.gif

i dont have a proper pic but this will do:

http://www.sax-p.com/photos/photo1791.jpg

the alternator is on the left of the picture. it has two terminals. One is smaller than the other you want the larger one which has the thicker wire than the others, trace that wire it should return to the battery thats the one you want to replace.

[KAMENi]

now, does everyone agree that croatian women are the most wonderful women in the world?

[KAMENi]

so that's not a girl from croatia?
i'm really dissapointed...
i was hoping to run into her some day, maybe meet the artist who made her...

[KAMENi]

scott, this is on the left when you open the hood?
i have a 1.1 engine. should i replace my alternator for a 1.5d one?

[Scott]

if you can get one cheap then go for it

[Simo]

Can I ask why you are upgrading the wiring for the alternator?

TYhe alternator is only capable of generating a certain current, which the existing wire is capable of handling safely... what advantage is there to renew it?

[KAMENi]

i thought about that, aswell...
later i'll get an diesel alternator, so i guess that's when i'm gonna need it. right?