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Old 03-28-2008, 01:09 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Porthos - '96 Chevrolet Cavalier
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A 100A fuse? That sounds like alternator output instead of field current. Most articles warn that disconnecting the output can damage the regulator.

On the dual excitation routes: I've read that some alternators are self exciting. When I disconnected the field current from my '96 GM alternator it stopped putting out juice. So I believe it does not have a secondary field current source. (lucky for me, as that makes it easy to control)
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