DB Electrical alternator

[gavin]

anybody know anything about these?
I'm wanting to upgrade the alt in my Sploder... I hate seeing the ammeter drop when I have my heater and headlights on at a stop light.
I've also looked into the Mean Green alternators, and those definately look good; just more costly.

 

[BrooklynBay]

How many amps is the alternator you are interested in? Do you have a lot of accessories? Maybe you could use a dual battery system with an isolator to balance everything out?

 

[gavin]

I still have the stock amp.. soooo, 130 I believe?
and I do have a lot of accessories; but even with the stereo turned off, if I have the front and rear heaters on, the headlights on, and I come up to a stop light, the ammeter drops; and of course drops even more if I have the rear window defroster on.
a dual batter setup may help, but since the stock alt isn't pushing enough amps for stock accessories, I'd rather just upgrade the alt.


oops, I see you asked how many amps the replacement is.
The only upgrade-replacements I've seen for Sploders are 200 amp, and the the DB Electrical and Mean Green I've seen are 200 amp.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Take out your alternator, and have it tested. Some companies sell alternators higher than 200 amps, but I would think that it should be sufficient.

 

[gavin]

already replaced the alt once.
same issue with old and new alts.
I figure I just need a higher amperage alt.