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Paralleling

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Originally Posted by Mark Hislop View Post
Kyle:

Define flickering lights. If you are referring to the amber alternator lights flashing on and off as the alternators take turns picking up the load, the paralleling regulator modification will help. If you are referring to the rapid flickering of your instrument lights, the regulator mod will not help that. The flickering of instrument lights is due to rapid voltage fluctuations. This is caused by resistance in the regulator circuit. The resistance can be in dirty or corroded connections, the field circuit breakers, the alternator field switches, or the master switch. It takes a very little amount of extra resistance to make the system start to "hunt" or chase, causing the voltage to rapidly rise and fall, casuing the lights to get brighter and dimmer.

The good news is that the problem is not terribly expensive to fix. Clean all connections in the field side of the alternator and regulator wiring. Replace, if required, the alternator field switches, the master switch, and the field circuit breakers. Your lights will stop flickering, at least for a while.

Mark
Where can I find the info on paralleling please?
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