now, can you tell me how to run a pair of internally regulated's together or how to run two externally reg'd units to the same regulator? other than running one of those overwound "hot" units to get an arseload of amperage, how else can i get enough juice to power.... uh, let me add this up...
2x500 watt kc = 1000 watts, in amps (if w=a*v) = 83
4x150 watt kc = 600 watts, in amps = 50
estimated consumption of all stock lighting (dash,park,stop,turn,tail) in amps = 50
estimated consumption of aftermarket ignition in amps = 30
estimated required amperage for alternator field excitation = unknown
forget about front or rear winch
where were we... oh, yeah: so it seems i would need more than 250 amps from my alternator to be able to maintain my battery level while running all of my lights. while its pointless to have upwards of 1800 watts of lighting (including high and low beam) running at any given time, i would like to be able to run a pair of my smaller kc's at the same time as running my winch. even running my lightweight with a doubling block forces me to kill the extra lighting and bump the throttle to at least 1500 rpm. my high idle solenoid only holds it to 1100. i have actually killed the engine by loading up the big warn and having my big kc's on at the same time. i assume it sucked enough power away from the ignition to cause a coil failure, as no other problem could be found. i have since made major upgrades to the ignition and some of the wiring, but have yet to upgrade the alternator. i know that it made a big difference when i went from 4 ga batt cable on the winch to 0 ga welding cable. i upgraded the batt cables to 2 ga welding cable and put on two extra ground straps. the wiring to the alternator is still stock crap from 1975, so its begging for change, but i wanted to wait until i decided something with the alternator. that little 63 amp squeeler needs help.
...sled