95 C3500 7.4l to AD244-overcharging

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bretcopsey

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The bearings in my CS130 were going out so decided to upgrade and replace with an AD244 I had set aside for my 51 Chevy truck project a couple years ago.

The original alternator had 1 wire only going to the L terminal so I wired the AD244 the same. Upon starting it was charging at a steady 15 amps. I turned on lights with brights, heat/defrost on high and stereo all at once and charge dropped to 14.7 amps. Am I going to have to worry about damage or risk of fire?

When I grabbed the AD244 from the PNP I also grabbed the pigtails. It is a 4 pin style even though the pigtail only had 2 wires. Need to know if being on my 95 (TBI/OBD1) whether I should/can hook up the sense terminal, and how that would be accomplish if so. Thanks in advance for any advice!
 
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Thanks L31MaxExpress, I’m feeling a bit less anxious about having to take the dog to a vet appointment in the morning! I’ll probably check it again after it’s run longer before heading out, but this is a relief!
 
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