rsdn Posted March 13, 2006 Report Posted March 13, 2006 hi there.... I'm from m'sia..... i own a 1979 Rolla KE30... i would like 2 know what is the rating 4 an KE30 alternator... cos my alternator is so old until the tag on it has become unreadable... can anyone pls help me!!! is it 80 A or less..... Thanks!! Quote
Redwarf Posted March 13, 2006 Report Posted March 13, 2006 At a guess, it'll be between 35-50 Amps. Quote
Medicine_Man Posted March 13, 2006 Report Posted March 13, 2006 My KE70 was 45A before I had it rebuilt, Now its a 65A.. Quote
rsdn Posted March 13, 2006 Author Report Posted March 13, 2006 hi there again.... i just changed my battery 2 days ago....... then i have noticed that my chg ligh which i suppose the light that shows whether the battery charging appears when i switch on the a/c..... any guess??? the car is running smoothly... no jerks whatsoever..... Quote
rsdn Posted March 13, 2006 Author Report Posted March 13, 2006 thanks mate... i m checked out the FAQs... mine is the nippon denso 35A... Quote
Tham Posted March 27, 2006 Report Posted March 27, 2006 (edited) From KL, Malaysia here. I remember when I replaced the 40 amps mechanical regulator with a 50 or 60 amps electronic one in my Isuzu Gemini during the 80s, the charging light was very dimly lit up right from the moment the engine was started. The electrical system performed fine, and the aircon was especially powerful and cold. The battery, which was getting quite weak with the old altenator, virtually turned on a new lease of life - starting the engine with a single kick. So I think there's nothing to worry about. 35 amps is way too low if you have an aircon and other accessories. The alternator can just barely handle the load. I'd suggest changing to one of at least 50 amps. I'm not sure about the mounting brackets for the KE30, but I don't think it's much different from the KE70. My aircon man told me that those from the Nissan Sunny, Mazda (or Ford) Econovan and Nissan Sentra (taxi model I think) will fit the 4K engine. The Nissan Sentra one is a newer generation small "pineapple" type unit, very lightweight, but he said it is not so durable. Edited March 27, 2006 by Tham Quote
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