Cesar
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- May 24, 2003
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Titusville,
Florida
What amperage is the charging system relay on a 2g?
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I believe he's just inducing a voltage drop in the sense wire using a relay. I'm more worried about what happens while the relay is switching and the sense wires goes open than I am about fooling the regulator by adding a voltage drop.
Well I still need to see a schematic (hand drawn is fine). I'll then see exactly what you've got - not just a verbal description (which never shows everything so you can't predict potential problems). Picture is 1000 words. Is that what you are doing - opening up the sense line with a relay that's activated by 25psi boost?
I also need the resistor value and wattage.
Ah that one - called the generator relay in the Mitsu manual. From the Mitsu manual: "The generator relay functions as a backup for the flow of electricity to the rotor coil (field coil) if there is a disconnection or damaged wiring of the charging warning light." It actually is a resistor and diode in series but looks like and is referred to as a relay. (FYI: It is connected in parallel to the charging warning light, it's diode and the 10A fuse.) Something must be banging into it as I hear quite a few complaints of it being distroyed (and mine is missing for some reason). Don't know the amperage rating. You may have a problem getting an aftermarket one as every time I've asked they say they never heard of it. Should you find an aftermarket let us know where you got it and the price.
From page 16-14 of the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse Service Manual Volume 2 Electrical (which covers 95-99; on the 90-94 it's on page 8-143):
"NOTE
The generator relay functions as a back-up for the
flow of electricity to the rotor coil (field coil) if there
is a disconnection or damaged wiring of the
charging warning light."