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Alt cuts out at 3.5k

Old May 10, 2009 | 08:53 PM
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Alt cuts out at 3.5k

i have never seen an alternator do this, its cuts out at 3.5k RPMs and dont work till its under that again

goes from 14.4 v to 12.x v when it cuts out

its a 200 amp powermaster

just started today to, any ideas
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Old May 11, 2009 | 03:45 PM
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Old May 12, 2009 | 10:28 AM
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Re: Alt cuts out at 3.5k

I made a regulator once for an outboard, and it would behave just like that. It was a design flaw, but I guess that's not quite the issue you've got.
The only things that comes to mind is brush float caused by worn brushes, or the magnet wire in the rotor having a flaw somewhere and being pulled apart by the sentrifugal force.
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