Rewound Alt.= great deal :)

[hdswanny]

i thought this needed its own thread.

i said that i was gonna have my alt rewound, cuz 75amps is just not enough for me.

i took my stock alt to a local altenator guy and all he charged me was for the HI-AMP parts. he said that it would only take him an hour(if that), after he had the parts.
in total i had to wait 1 day.( dropped it off on monday, picked it up on tuesday)

total cost= $90.16 (with tax)

and i now have a whopping 130A alt.

i haven't had the time to install it yet but it will be done today.

As long as your alt is in good working order it should be less than $100 to get your alt. HI-AMPED

enjoy!

[91TalonAWD]

Thats a great price :)

[90GSTforME]

Did you ever think about reliability problems after doing this?
I've heard a rewound alt. wont last long.
But 130 amps is right around what i'd like to have.
So did you replace fuses, cables etc. along with the new alt?

[hdswanny]

yea i thought about that, but you have to figure it will fail sometime anyway. and i store my car in the winters, so my alt will last me alot longer than people that have to drive daily with or without a stereo. if were to buy a new alt i would still have it hi-amped ASAP.

the guy at the shop said it all depends on how hard you abuse it. if you have 100 flashing lights and neons and 10K watt system and crank it at full tilt all the time, it will definitely be taxing the electrical system.

in my opinion spending 90$ one time, is better than spending $200 on a new alt every 1.5yrs.

[90GSTforME]

Originally posted by hdswanny

in my opinion spending 90$ one time, is better than spending $200 on a new alt every 1.5yrs.

Yeah but my point was that you'll be spending 90$ every 1 year instead of say, 400 once for a new 130 amp alt.
I think I'll just solve my problem with a cap. :-)

[hdswanny]

i was told that no one makes a High Output altenator, for our cars, thats why i elected for the rewind.

a cap for you maybe just what you need, but i know a cap wouldn't do anything for me. it all depends on what you are running and current requirement.

i will definitely not be paying $90 every year, i have heard that rewinds do not last as long as new but i also haven't seen any firsthand experiences to base this theory on. if somebody has any experience with this please inform me. thanks

oh yea i didn't have replace any wiring or upgrade fuses, i had already done that.

[reptiles]

I ordered a 100 Amp Canadian DSM alternator and it actually puts out 112 Amps. Its a Mitsubishi rebuild and has been working perfectly for 3 years with my 700 watt amp. and Optima Redtop.

=MM

[welderx]

i was told by a friend who is a japanese car mechanic that we shouldn't even be jump starting with our cars because the rectifier is so weak. on a rewound alternator, are the diodes upgraded?
for the problems that i see discussed i do not believe that a big cap is a solution: it would just mask the fact that that you were not producing enough power.
it's been ten years since i have messed with this stuff but aren't the caps there just to provide a quick shot of power to keep the transients in your music sharp? as i understood it the cap is there because the battery is too slow to source the extra current due to the resistance of the battery plates. good caps have a low series resistance and are really fast to supply,this keeps the slew rate (the speed the amp can reproduce musical transients) from being affected by dips in the power available from the charging system.
if you have a load on your system that is greater than the alternators abilitity, the cap is just going to filter
(smooth out) the dips and make the dimming of your lights and the sluring and softening of the transients in your music less noticable by spreading the event out over time.
your lights will still dim,it will just be more subtle and less of a flickering action. if you have a good system this would be audible. greg
punch some holes in this but i think i'm correct here.....