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Old April 19th, 2015, 07:55 PM
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100 amp alternator
Replaced alternator Friday with a 100 amp one then was going for a drive when the ignition electrical shorted out causing a fire. My old alternator was an 80 amp one could the higher amp alternator caused my problem?
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Old April 19th, 2015, 08:29 PM
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No. It was something else.

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Old April 19th, 2015, 09:07 PM
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Old April 20th, 2015, 07:20 AM
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Did you replace it with a one-wire alternator? There are no factory 12SI alternators that are "100A", the largest was 94A.
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Old April 20th, 2015, 11:06 AM
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No the alternator used the same plug as the 80 amp one. If it was faulty could it have caused the short that fried everything?
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Old April 20th, 2015, 11:08 AM
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If it was faulty, yes, it could have.

Just the difference in nominal current output would not have caused it, though.

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