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M1009 Alternator getting hot

jterry211

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Hello all,

I have a M1009 that the wiring harness was butchered nothing worked and had already been converted to 12 volt.

Took both alternators out and rewired the passenger side one. Took the idiot lights out and ran a switched wire with diode to the exciter, new ground wire and new wires to the connection block.

It's charging fine but after running for like 5 mins or so it gets really hot. All connections are tight and grounds are good. Just basic wiring bypass the lights all together.

Any ideas?
 

jterry211

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Since I took out the idiot lights does there need to be a resistor in line with the diode? Also should the exciter voltage be constant when running?
 
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