Funny how there are so many haters...if you don't like it, don't watch it...The man has made an effort to do a video and share his knowledge. How about some respect?
Here's his explanations cleaned up for everyone to understand: First off, an alternator is essentially an electric generator that initially produces alternating current, but unlike an electric generator which has static, permanent magnets and starts producing electricity once it starts rotating, the alternator has field windings, and it cannot start producing electricity until an outside current is applied to induce a magnetic field while the alternator is rotating. 1) Wiring a. Excitor wire - feeds the field windings the electricial energy needed to start the electricial generating operation. b. Remote voltage sensor (RVS) - computerized lead that dictates how much voltage to apply to the battery to keep the battery's charge maintained. c. Battery wire - the direct pipeline from which all generated electricity from the alternator is fed into the battery. 2) Voltage regulator - the processing center of the alternator which has three terminals: RVS input, field circuit input (FCI) (excitor wire conects to this lead), and field circuit output (FCO). Basically the voltage regulator takes the two inputs, interprets them, and sends its results through the FCO. 3) Rotor - the rotating assembly inside the alternator that, when energized, interacts with the stator windings (see 4) to produce the magnetic field needed to generate electricity. The rotor's energy comes from the FCO via two brushes which contact a copper slip ring and gets fed through the rotor's windings. 4) Stator - consists of 3 windings (3 phase) anchored to the inside of the alternator casing and do not rotate. The stator works in conjunction with the rotor and its windings to produce the alternating current. 5) Bridge rectifier - consists of six diodes which converts alternating current into direct current. There are two diodes per phase, and half the diodes separate the current to positive and the other half separate to negative. 6) Capacitor - acts as an electricial settling tank and allows the rectified current to smooth out. 7) Diode "trio" - a sequential arrangement of three diodes in which the smooth direct current passes through before being sent to the FCI terminal of the voltage regulator. There you have it... in a nutshell.
Damn good explanation. In all the alternator videos I've watched, not one of them mentioned that there's a capacitor to smooth out the DC voltage. It makes sense.
Very good. Very well explained. Thanks for sharing the video.I find it difficult to understand how anyone can put negative comments against peoples videos especially when theyve taken time to explain things to people who dont know. If they know so much why watch the video! Are they self imposed regulators!
I know its an old video, but it is very informative. To hell with all these guys that think they could produce it better. For once there is a voice I can actually HEAR with no mumbling. I just subscribed and will begin checking out your other productions. Thank you sir for the instruction.
Its recording level keeps changing. To hear one has to increase volume and than you put mic in the mouth that I pulled out my headphone to save my ears.
my friend talks like this dude when he's drunk... literally. meaning my friend explains everything like step by step and we were listening like uhuh... ow! ok... hmmm... When interrupted he will repeat everything from the very beginning... lol nice video... don't drink and drive :D
First I really like and expert like you who really explains step by step how it works. Hope you make more video's. Second I have a Battery powered lawn mower. I had and Idea to attack a pully wheel to the turning motor so as the lawn mower turns from the battery it will spin the alternator and thus attach the power to the battery and charge the Batterie at the same time it's being used so it dies less quickly! Is this possible?
good video. Question though. I intend to run a larger pulley on a race car alternator to bring shaft speed down. Does lowering rpm (specially at idle) put more strain on alternator to produce current? or is it, no more load or strain, just need to be careful not to lower too much so not producing enough current.
I have an idea too. I've been researching on how to put a turbine fan at the end of a car's intake. I was wondering where I can put the positive and negative wiring to get its power.
I wonder if it's possible to wire a solar panel to the voltage regulator on a car alternator to charge the battery or is a separate voltage regulator needed for the solar panel?
how hard would it be to convert a delco 22 si to isolated ground? would just electrically isolating the rectifier do the job. then add a connection to the neg side on the rectifier . and drill a hole in the case for the connection. will it be that simple?
my tractor alternator has built-in regulator in it gives me 3 wires,1 to starter and the other 2 just for batter and power ... so . .. can u show me to wiring the charging light ? i done once but it wont goes away after the engine has been started ... thx in advance :)
I loved your analogy about ' It takes money to make money!' Well...what if there was a way to use magnets to get that pulley to spin? What if you did not need an Exciter wire? Are you saying that if we found a way to "excite" that pulley that we could get that alternator charging a battery? I think there is a way to make money (energy) using magnet placement outside of the alternator. Have you researched how a magnet can not only levitate but also spin due to magnet placement and shape? :)
ok so I have a 48v brushless motor powered a 4 12v 18ah batteries and I am interested in getting a 48v alternator. Such a thing? but my problem is how big will it be? It needs to be as small as possible because it's going on my bike. Any help please..
can you make a video showing how to do away with the voltage regulator and vamp up the juice on the output or (throughput) side of the alternator? ac delco or delco remy 3 wire 3 phase
sir thanks for your explanation, i want to ask why the alternator use diode at number 7 after the bridge rectifier, did the dc voltage after filtered by capacitor is not dc enough ?
battery light indicator on my dashboard illuminates when i start and run the car then later it fluctuates. indicator turns on and off. I am confused cause my neighbor condemned my alternator without checking the tension alternator belts. can you give me your idea? thanks
This wire does that thing, and that wire does da other thing. Did you remember to do the first thing or the 2nd thing, yadda yadda Aye! Good vid man! 👍
thank you. I have a Denso alternator on my XJ12 which I have replaced twice. Since the battery light works and the suppressor has been replaced I suspect it is due to not having that initial magnetism you talk about. I am going to insert a copper wire into the rear access port to bypass the regulator. Hopefully that will resolve the matter.
i have removed batteries while engine is running. I always believed the alt puts the charge back into batt that was used for starting , then after that the alt runs engine ign , lights etc etc. That is why i can disconnect the battery and evan drive vehicle around the block with no battery installed. Can you explain a bit more regarding the alt running everything rather than everything running of battery and alt continually charging batt. Because that is how you seem to come across. Cheers and thanks Grant
Grant Rev-NZ All the car maintenance and operation manuals on all the vehicles I've ever owned specifically tell you NOT to operate the car with the battery disconnected.
manny can i convert my alt on my 5.0 rs that has bat cable on back and three wire plug on top to one wire i don't have a ecm i removed it i'm going old school with HEI dist
Hi , i have a problem with the alternator myself.Half a minute after starting up the car , the alternator starts to make a noise , like a bearing is bad.At the same , the amount of light produced goes down.After a few kilometers , the noise dissappears .I only have this problem in the winters, in the summers all is ok , no noise at all.What is going on?
i buy a new alternator but it still not charging my battery ..can tell me why??..the alternator show there have S,IG,and L socket...three wire.can help?
This guy is trying hard to explain each alte component and its usage. The info is quite detailed however the accent is bit hard to understand. Am still giving a thumbs up.
I thought generators required regulators to regulate voltage to the battery while alternators alternate necessary current inside themselves via a diode? Alternators therefore do not use that added box on the firewall called a regulator? It is all internal to the alternator which is why alternators replaced regulators.
I been a mechanic for about 18 years, and when my alternator went out on my 98 Nissan I looked for parts to rebuild it. No luck. I ended up replacing it. Best repair now a days is to replace those thing.
if youre taking a test or a serious mechanic as you are, then yes this helps but if kyour stupid like me, then i searched the wrong thing. good job thoe brother
klowny1969 do you know are there kits to upgrade amps of an alternator or would I be better off just buying a high output? install at 2000w RMS 4000w peak amp and I was just gonna add a few 12v 110 aH batteries but what I've learned is that if your alt can't even hardly power your system extra batteries are pointless and the strain on the 90 amp alt with 180 amp draw could damage both my amp and Alternator... is this correct also. sorry to bother
Dude you sounded like you topped yourself up with a few beers before shooting this. If it was me I would redo it, and move away from the mic a few inches.
Hey I was wondering if we could talk about a project that I'm wrking on, using a car alternator; I would appreciate simply, your input on my idea, if you have time, or are at least interested in my search for infinite power, message me or something, thx ttyl!
Thanks for watching .. Unfortunately there isnt such a thing as free energy..the power it would take to spin that alternator would defeat the purpose of putting it on..also dont forget to subscribe ..thanks :)
good video but...the battery becomes redundant once you start the car...you start a car, pull out the battery and it will still run as long as u have gas.
Funny how there are so many haters...if you don't like it, don't watch it...The man has made an effort to do a video and share his knowledge. How about some respect?
Here's his explanations cleaned up for everyone to understand:
First off, an alternator is essentially an electric generator that initially produces alternating current, but unlike an electric generator which has static, permanent magnets and starts producing electricity once it starts rotating, the alternator has field windings, and it cannot start producing electricity until an outside current is applied to induce a magnetic field while the alternator is rotating.
1) Wiring
a. Excitor wire - feeds the field windings the electricial energy needed to start the electricial generating operation.
b. Remote voltage sensor (RVS) - computerized lead that dictates how much voltage to apply to the battery to keep the battery's charge maintained.
c. Battery wire - the direct pipeline from which all generated electricity from the alternator is fed into the battery.
2) Voltage regulator - the processing center of the alternator which has three terminals: RVS input, field circuit input (FCI) (excitor wire conects to this lead), and field circuit output (FCO). Basically the voltage regulator takes the two inputs, interprets them, and sends its results through the FCO.
3) Rotor - the rotating assembly inside the alternator that, when energized, interacts with the stator windings (see 4) to produce the magnetic field needed to generate electricity. The rotor's energy comes from the FCO via two brushes which contact a copper slip ring and gets fed through the rotor's windings.
4) Stator - consists of 3 windings (3 phase) anchored to the inside of the alternator casing and do not rotate. The stator works in conjunction with the rotor and its windings to produce the alternating current.
5) Bridge rectifier - consists of six diodes which converts alternating current into direct current. There are two diodes per phase, and half the diodes separate the current to positive and the other half separate to negative.
6) Capacitor - acts as an electricial settling tank and allows the rectified current to smooth out.
7) Diode "trio" - a sequential arrangement of three diodes in which the smooth direct current passes through before being sent to the FCI terminal of the voltage regulator.
There you have it... in a nutshell.
Ayotola Kelani
thanks homeboy
Damn good explanation. In all the alternator videos I've watched, not one of them mentioned that there's a capacitor to smooth out the DC voltage. It makes sense.
thanks for cleaning that up. it was touch and go on the video.
is your car uses diesel?
Very good. Very well explained. Thanks for sharing the video.I find it difficult to understand how anyone can put negative comments against peoples videos especially when theyve taken time to explain things to people who dont know. If they know so much why watch the video! Are they self imposed regulators!
rocky balboa knows alot about an Alternator thanks rocko!
Thanks for putting this video together, I am an electrical engineering student and I learned something from it.
I know its an old video, but it is very informative. To hell with all these guys that think they could produce it better. For once there is a voice I can actually HEAR with no mumbling. I just subscribed and will begin checking out your other productions. Thank you sir for the instruction.
Tractorman44 thank u for watching and subscribing
I have been really impressed i did'nt think anyone else thought like with ablity.
I think i finally understood how this damn thing works..thank you very much !
Thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing...I knew a little about alternators but this taught me more
nobody else writes things down - I like it !
I kinda love this guy and his jokes.....
Lets make my video twice as loud as all other videos.
WHAT?? I CANT HEAR YOU! !!!
Its recording level keeps changing. To hear one has to increase volume and than you put mic in the mouth that I pulled out my headphone to save my ears.
my friend talks like this dude when he's drunk... literally. meaning my friend explains everything like step by step and we were listening like uhuh... ow! ok... hmmm... When interrupted he will repeat everything from the very beginning... lol
nice video... don't drink and drive :D
+Micro Soft IoI........
First I really like and expert like you who really explains step by step how it works. Hope you make more video's.
Second I have a Battery powered lawn mower.
I had and Idea to attack a pully wheel to the turning motor so as the lawn mower turns from the battery it will spin the alternator and thus attach the power to the battery and charge the Batterie at the same time it's being used so it dies less quickly!
Is this possible?
just found your channel. Good deal man, you have powers of understanding systems and explaining. much love
thanks for watching and commenting
All I know is ... and I have NO clue why, ... but I seem to be totally entertained right now.
good video. Question though. I intend to run a larger pulley on a race car alternator to bring shaft speed down. Does lowering rpm (specially at idle) put more strain on alternator to produce current? or is it, no more load or strain, just need to be careful not to lower too much so not producing enough current.
He made really hard work of that.
For the record, I hung in here only because everyone else was so evil to you. Thanks man!
Lol thanks..this is a very old video..check out my new ones
Yeah man I thought this video was just fine, I don't understand all these haters....
Thanks for the video! Very informative. Don't pay attention to the haters.
I have an idea too. I've been researching on how to put a turbine fan at the end of a car's intake. I was wondering where I can put the positive and negative wiring to get its power.
Very Good Teaching ... Thank You
Thank u
@@klowny1969 Your welcome
how much volt does the pcm sends to the alt to regulate the current and thanks for your discription.my alt regulator keeps going bad
I wonder if it's possible to wire a solar panel to the voltage regulator on a car alternator to charge the battery or is a separate voltage regulator needed for the solar panel?
how hard would it be to convert a delco 22 si to isolated ground? would just electrically isolating the rectifier do the job. then add a connection to the neg side on the rectifier . and drill a hole in the case for the connection. will it be that simple?
Nice job! Thank you for the explanation!
Thanks for watching
my tractor alternator has built-in regulator in it gives me 3 wires,1 to starter and the other 2 just for batter and power ... so . .. can u show me to wiring the charging light ? i done once but it wont goes away after the engine has been started ... thx in advance :)
I loved your analogy about ' It takes money to make money!' Well...what if there was a way to use magnets to get that pulley to spin? What if you did not need an Exciter wire? Are you saying that if we found a way to "excite" that pulley that we could get that alternator charging a battery? I think there is a way to make money (energy) using magnet placement outside of the alternator. Have you researched how a magnet can not only levitate but also spin due to magnet placement and shape? :)
Thankyou for your explanation ,
Thnx for watching
ok so I have a 48v brushless motor powered a 4 12v 18ah batteries and I am interested in getting a 48v alternator. Such a thing? but my problem is how big will it be? It needs to be as small as possible because it's going on my bike. Any help please..
can you make a video showing how to do away with the voltage regulator and vamp up the juice on the output or (throughput) side of the alternator? ac delco or delco remy 3 wire 3 phase
hey how many volt goes on the brush is that a voltages difrence betrin the regulator and the battery ?
Thanks for the explanation. Do you have one on what gets connected to each stud, and why?
sir thanks for your explanation, i want to ask why the alternator use diode at number 7 after the bridge rectifier, did the dc voltage after filtered by capacitor is not dc enough ?
battery light indicator on my dashboard illuminates when i start and run the car then later it fluctuates. indicator turns on and off. I am confused cause my neighbor condemned my alternator without checking the tension alternator belts. can you give me your idea? thanks
Great explanation!
Thank u sir!
This wire does that thing, and that wire does da other thing. Did you remember to do the first thing or the 2nd thing, yadda yadda Aye! Good vid man! 👍
Thanks..dont forget to susbscribe
If the alternater can charge 1 battery .could you fit more alternaters on a vehicle to charge more batteries ? Please reply
Good explanation.Thanx
great video, very helpful.
thank u sir
thank u sir
thank you. I have a Denso alternator on my XJ12 which I have replaced twice. Since the battery light works and the suppressor has been replaced I suspect it is due to not having that initial magnetism you talk about. I am going to insert a copper wire into the rear access port to bypass the regulator. Hopefully that will resolve the matter.
This guy is...HAMMERD
Cam Eadie WAIT!! YOU NEVER HEARD OF THE KLOWN BEFORE?????
i have removed batteries while engine is running. I always believed the alt puts the charge back into batt that was used for starting , then after that the alt runs engine ign , lights etc etc. That is why i can disconnect the battery and evan drive vehicle around the block with no battery installed. Can you explain a bit more regarding the alt running everything rather than everything running of battery and alt continually charging batt. Because that is how you seem to come across. Cheers and thanks Grant
on some cars the alternator will not run the car
Grant Rev-NZ All the car maintenance and operation manuals on all the vehicles I've ever owned specifically tell you NOT to operate the car with the battery disconnected.
hey Sylvester Stallone does auto electrics these days pretty smart
paul hunter yes i do..thanks for watching
manny can i convert my alt on my 5.0 rs that has bat cable on back and three wire plug on top to one wire i don't have a ecm
i removed it i'm going old school with HEI dist
Hi , i have a problem with the alternator myself.Half a minute after starting up the car , the alternator starts to make a noise , like a bearing is bad.At the same , the amount of light produced goes down.After a few kilometers , the noise dissappears .I only have this problem in the winters, in the summers all is ok , no noise at all.What is going on?
How would you tap in to the actual power that it makes for one ten off the alternator.
Rocky balboa knows his alternators
Aaayyyooo adrian
That is soooo funny! LOL!
seriously!! hahaha "What it do...what it does!!!"
Well done sir
Good info! Thanks.
swapnil watane thanks for watching and commenting
i buy a new alternator but it still not charging my battery ..can tell me why??..the alternator show there have S,IG,and L socket...three wire.can help?
not super professional but gets the job done . . . thanks!
Thank you youtube for 2x speed.
Nice video.
You know your subject, thanks.
thanks for watching
This guy is trying hard to explain each alte component and its usage. The info is quite detailed however the accent is bit hard to understand. Am still giving a thumbs up.
helped some, Thanks
Thanks Balboa.
I thought generators required regulators to regulate voltage to the battery while alternators alternate necessary current inside themselves via a diode? Alternators therefore do not use that added box on the firewall called a regulator? It is all internal to the alternator which is why alternators replaced regulators.
thank you for this elaboration....... if u can do some images or animation you wont take time to explain your ideas.
with regards
Agreed, a visual break down, disassembly and pointing out the parts and pieces he's talking about would be fû'(ï! awesome!!
If the wire from the battery to the alternator goes bad is easy to make the mistake that the whole alternator is bad?
+Lee Henry yes..happens often
cool & thanks brother
Thanks for watching
Does it produce AC or DC on the output? or both...
asian mipa The alternator generates AC, which is then rectified into DC.
im lookin forward to the vid that explains how to fix this thing
I been a mechanic for about 18 years, and when my alternator went out on my 98 Nissan I looked for parts to rebuild it. No luck. I ended up replacing it.
Best repair now a days is to replace those thing.
so basically, magnets with opposing charges passing eachother are creating a current that is sent through wires...no ??
Hey...good video
Thank you
Thank you
I’ve made so much money on them in the 90’s 60 dollar rebuild and .. 8 to 10 a day
juice to make juice. juicy juice!
good vid thnx
Let's make videos while drunk
maybe i should have..i havent touched alcohol in over 15 years
But it seemed like such a good idea at the time haha
Good god,,
Can ya send me a pound of that shit your on,,,WOW,,,!
Thanks ,now my 11 year old can catch my truck on fire,,Brain of Operation,,,,lol lol
Hey Danny..thank you for your positive feedback..glad you liked the video :)
Thankx man I lmao'd hard!
Good explanation!
Lol thnx for watching!
This is very confusing dude. Lol I appreciate your attempt though.
if youre taking a test or a serious mechanic as you are, then yes this helps but if kyour stupid like me, then i searched the wrong thing. good job thoe brother
Lol thanks for watching
awesome video bro
Scott Ouimet thank u
klowny1969 do you know are there kits to upgrade amps of an alternator or would I be better off just buying a high output? install at 2000w RMS 4000w peak amp and I was just gonna add a few 12v 110 aH batteries but what I've learned is that if your alt can't even hardly power your system extra batteries are pointless and the strain on the 90 amp alt with 180 amp draw could damage both my amp and Alternator... is this correct also. sorry to bother
yo bro u lost me somewhere when the gabrilta fish is wired to the copper windingsonit.....
Nice
Good afternoon
Buenos dias
Dude you sounded like you topped yourself up with a few beers before shooting this. If it was me I would redo it, and move away from the mic a few inches.
Hey I was wondering if we could talk about a project that I'm wrking on, using a car alternator; I would appreciate simply, your input on my idea, if you have time, or are at least interested in my search for infinite power, message me or something, thx ttyl!
2:06 What the Alternator does is charge the battery so your Car won't die when your Driving
Can you do this video in an English version?
Thanks for the posotive comments
Why so much dislikes its sad to see but I wonder these ppl were expecting. I think it emphasises more how you hooke up wires together.
Knight Rider its ok..i like my haters..i get paid with their foot traffic as well :)
"...electrical doodads like the radiator" lol
nice video..it could be more helpful if you can add up how to trouble shoot this stuff
Yes I have a video like that on my channel..check it out
Thanks for watching .. Unfortunately there isnt such a thing as free energy..the power it would take to spin that alternator would defeat the purpose of putting it on..also dont forget to subscribe ..thanks :)
YO, Adrian! Where's my alternator? Now go make me a sandwich..
Thank you Sylvester Stallone.
nice
good
hook number one to alt output spin alt...
How can energy go to rotor.. rotor makes the energy.. rotor is input.
are teaching your self or your viewer
good video but...the battery becomes redundant once you start the car...you start a car, pull out the battery and it will still run as long as u have gas.
Perry Bird All the instruction manuals in all the cars I've ever owned specifically tell you NOT to run the car without the battery connected.
+George David: easy to understand my ass ahahahahha
It was for me
bro, are you italian?
He is very italyAN ...i can tell them anytime
Ps. It doesn't take "Juice" ... It takes Energy.
avgsitizin I see your not up on electrical slang.
Thank you for watching and subscribing..your advice is welcomed and appreciated.