[C320-list] Alternator Wiring Question

[Scott Thompson]

So what would cause an alternator fuse to blow except for a problem with 
the alternator itself? I have no fuse despite having the Balmar setup. 
(As far as I know --- I didn't do the install myself.) And would a blown 
fuse fry an external regulator such as the Balmar?


On 6/30/2020 10:13 AM, Jack Brennan wrote:
> I’m a little puzzled by an earlier reference to the fuse being in the ground wire. Why would that be?
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> I know there has been some controversy about whether to fuse the positive wire from the alternator because, if the fuse blows, it will take out the alternator.
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> That’s not really an issue for me because I use the standard 55-amp alternator on my Yanmar, which costs about $100 online. But that would be an issue if I had one of those expensive Balmar setups that people like.
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> Jack Brennan
> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
> Tierra Verde, Fl.
> Dolphin Cruising Club of Tampa Bay
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Scott Thompson
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