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Alternator Bypass Wire Routing

Started by Poolshark314, September 30, 2020, 07:54:57 AM

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72RoadRunnerGTX

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Thanks for watching the videos. Yea, I would agree the subject may not be very exciting for some, the videos aren't really intended to be entertainment by any means. More aimed at demonstrating/clearing up some long-held misconceptions about this charging system and the ammeter specifically. The Mad article is still out there somewhere, still seeing it linked to continuing the mythical "spontaneously combusting" ammeter discussions from time to time. Most seem miss the point that the article was about the fiasco of the later plastic framed ammeter in late-seventies Dodge trucks. Bulkhead connector charge path terminals have been the weakest link in the charging system since day one. Adding loads at the battery just makes the issue worse by placing the ammeter and related connections well outside of the current they were designed to handle.

moreparts

I'll jump on the wagon HP2 started with my thanks.  I swapped over to the C-Body bulkhead bypass you talked about in one of your videos.  There was an ebay seller practically giving NOS harnesses away at 10 dollars shipped so the upgrade decision was easy too.  Thanks again for your efforts and answering my question in some of your videos!

ec_co

I picked one of those c body harnesses up too. He only has 1 left
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72RoadRunnerGTX

This seller has several left for anyone looking for one of these original versions, looks like the price went up a bit since I bought one from this seller a while ago. Would be easy to replicate, don't really need an original to perform the same bypass.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/363745345063

More on the C-body recall,
https://youtu.be/RvANNk_f_FY
 

moreparts

Quote from: 72RoadRunnerGTX on May 25, 2025, 09:46:45 PMThis seller has several left for anyone looking for one of these original versions, looks like the price went up a bit since I bought one from this seller a while ago. Would be easy to replicate, don't really need an original to perform the same bypass.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/363745345063

More on the C-body recall,
https://youtu.be/RvANNk_f_FY
 

Question for you that was hard to tell from your video.  Where does the other underdash connector plug into?  I'm using the one in the front of the fuse panel to Bat, but does the other connector get used too?

72RoadRunnerGTX

 
Pretty sure I point out exactly where they go at about 9:10 in the vid.  Both were intended to be connected to the fuse box batt bus, one on the front, one on the rear. Load splitting, two connections better than one. If you already have an aftermarket added load connection on the front, would recommend moving that to another location like the three-way bullet unswitched power tap (red, just above the radio on an E-body) on the dash harness. More detail in one of my replies to a comment on the video. 

moreparts

Quote from: 72RoadRunnerGTX on May 26, 2025, 10:21:08 AMPretty sure I point out exactly where they go at about 9:10 in the vid.  Both were intended to be connected to the fuse box batt bus, one on the front, one on the rear. Load splitting, two connections better than one. If you already have an aftermarket added load connection on the front, would recommend moving that to another location like the three-way bullet unswitched power tap (red, just above the radio on an E-body) on the dash harness. More detail in one of my replies to a comment on the video. 

Thanks for pointing that out.  I don't have any extra accessories.  I've just got to cross my fingers and hope I have that extra connection in the back of the fuse block on my '70.  Before your clarification I thought that extra underdash connector was a replacement for the one being taken up by the supplemental harness.  Thanks again!