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Old 16th October 2009 | 15:12
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I have personally noticed this only one time, however...

Baring any further mis-wired electrical connections, it is entirely possible that one alternator (although 'new') has a partially shorted field, and in so doing draws excessive field current, forcing the voltage produced by the faulty alternator to trip the overvoltage relay.

-OR--

The load paralleling wiring between the two voltage regulators is either incorrectly attached, or has a short to ground.

I would check the second option, first.
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