Electrical Failure

[Xavier]

Indy,

Thanks for the reply, I had several threads listed what you went over in your reply. Everything you say I agree with and will have to make those changes within my system to make it completely reliable. 75 amps is something I can get away with most of the time if I watch it, but I do not think it would be reliable when I have everything on, in hot weather, and crusing speeds. The alternator manufacturer confirmed, I am pulling 35 to 45 amps at cruising speeds and I commonly have at least 1 fan on and commonly drive with my headlights on during the day to avoid people not seeing me in a low profile car. I think the 75amps is the misleading part, and where I have gotten in trouble looking at this on paper - the fact is, it is rarely on 75 amps (if ever). If you add up my under-sized wiring, under-sized alternator, under charged battery you can see how this all leads to a problem. The 75 amp has been "getting me by" but I know, and could not live with, this being a unreliable system. I do not want to go down the road thinking what I can turn on, and what I cannot. Sure, it has been this way for a few years, and this is the first failure, so I do not want to make a mountain from a mole hill, but at the same time, I want it to be fun, reliable and safe. I am certain you know what I mean.

I will redo this part of the electrical system, make it completely over built and bullet proof so that not only can I drive the car, but I can be at peace when doing it (and acutally enjoy it).

Thanks for your reply Randy.