Re: Jeep Grand Wagoneer AMC 360 V8 electrical/alternator Question

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: Greg Taylor <amundaza@xxxxxxxxx>
" 
" I have a technical question about the electrical system on my 1989 Jeep Grand
" Wagoneer.  I want to know if the power feed/output on the alternator is LIVE
" all the time (directly connected to battery) or if it only has juice to/from it
" when the ignition is on and engine running.

i believe it's always hot, protected from back-discharge by the alt
diodes.

" I have built a home-made hydrogen generator (which works!) and have installed
" it on my Jeep.  I WAS running juice to it from the additional lead at the
" ignition coil, but it's drawing too much juice away from the coil, so that the
" coil is not fully charging under load.  When I hammer the gas peddle down, the
" engine stutters.  Under normal load it's fine.  After unhooking the Hydrogen
" unit, the ignition coil functions properly under load.
" 
" So, basically, I am looking for a good place under the hood, to hard wire the
" Hydrogen unit, so that it is hooked into and Ignition ON wire and OFF when the
" Jeep isn't running.  I thought that the alternator would be the best place for
" this, pending the wire isn't HOT when the ignition is off.

trace the harness back from the coil beyond the ballast resistor or
resistance wire, to an ignition-switched 12v.
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