Installing new Progressive Dynamics converter

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:

wa8yxm wrote:

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Never ever EVER put a switch or fuse device between an alternator and a battery.

Interesting statement considering most all automobils have such a fuse device between the alternator and the rest of the vehicle.

I know you can not see it..But I know what to look for.

It is called a "Fusible Link".

Try reading the ENTIRE response next time :)

And FYI the alternator path to the battery has a fusible link but allows the alternator to feed chassis electrical. Sorta you know like keeps the alternator voltage regulator VOLTAGE SENSE LEAD WIRE feedback intact. This avoids full load dump and like a solar panel it is not in the realm of possibility that an alternator to ground short will compromise the wiring. But a battery to ground short is another story.

Chopping off a loaded alternator is a death sentence to the alternator. Newer cars have a C connention (field report) at the reg that runs directly to the CPU ECU. Might a 200 volt load dump ring hurt the computer? Yeah you might say so. If a person insists on fusing an alternator use HUGE wire and size the fuse (not a breaker) for the wire capacity. I do hope this helps.