Battery/Charger/Alternator

Just make sure that the red cable on the charger is connected to the + side of the battery.
 
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It's a standard conversion kit. Not a fan of 10SI drop in regulators however.
Before I spent $50 on a kit I'd just buy a 10SI and switch to negative ground...
Better yet buy a mini alternator. They look clean under the hood and not a monster 10SI hanging in the engine compartment. Look for a 12199 on eBay, pulleys vary but this should work.
 
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Willie Krash said:
Re: post #20
It's a standard conversion kit. Not a fan of 10SI drop in regulators however.
Before I spent $50 on a kit I'd just buy a 10SI and switch to negative ground...
Better yet buy a mini alternator. They look clean under the hood and not a monster 10SI hanging in the engine compartment. Look for a 12199 on eBay, pulleys vary but this should work.
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I also have heard that these original single wire Delco alternators are getting to be scarce at the wrecking yards. The are considered too old.
 
modela@aol.com said:
I also have heard that these original single wire Delco alternators are getting to be scarce at the wrecking yards. The are considered too old.
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This is an interesting comment! No OEM vehicles ever used single wire alternators. The ancient 10/12SI was so popular that every part is now chino-repoped and you can buy new ones cheap. Any single wire alternator is either a convert or built from new repop parts.

I agree with Willie, the 10/SI is big and ugly. Here is a picture of the Denso Mini Willie referenced in his last post. ($71 free ship, LINK) I painted this one black and used a B pulley. It is NOT a single wire and does not suffer from the low RPM excitation problem, nor does it have the battery-boiling high V-set point found on most one wire jobs. It does require some knowledge of alternator terminals and wiring, and a connector plug ($8) Not a brain-dead drop in.
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