I am getting ready to start installing the Red Dot AC kit on my 1993 M998. I was looking through the instructions and seen that a minimum of a 100amp alternator is required, AC using 20amps. Will the stock 60amp really not keep up. I am running NOS LEDs and nothing extra taxing the electrical system. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
The 60 amp gen can keep up, but with the alt you cannot add any addition electrical load until an upgrade is done, which you might want to do. Electrical upgrades might include military or civi radios running on either 24v or 12v (dual voltage is nice for this), phone plug in, stereo system, LED light bars, electric warn winch.
I believe the reason the military recommends a minimum of 100 amp is because they run radios with the 60 amp, and a 20 amp load with addition radios and amplifiers is too much.
If you plan on having the above mentioned upgrades, do the 100 or 200 amp alt install now. the alt itself is expensive, $400+. all the parts necessary for install is cheap, entire install kit is $40 on ebay.
