Generator plus alternator

challenger Slammed & Awesome Dubber

95 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 29 Jun 2007, 9:36 pm

#599546

Haven't seen this before - a buggy running a generator and an alternator !!

Is this a normal procedure?

Cheers
Dave

My email is dgolding01@optusnet.com.au

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 29 Jun 2007, 9:51 pm

#599550

I think it use to be common practice when the genny died to add another brand alternator but keep the geeny for the fan

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 29 Jun 2007, 11:44 pm

#599568

it looks like an old 6 volt generator...
and maybe they wanted to switch to 12 volts...
thats the cheapest way to do it, but the fan belt
over the old generator [engine fan] should have
an idler fitted to keep contact on the generator pulley,
otherwise, the belt can slip and there won't be enough cooling air for the engine....

maybe they were lucky??

Lee

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5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 30 Jun 2007, 11:22 am

#599613

yeah it's a 'bush mechanics' way of converting to 12V

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2,138 posts · joined Jan 2007 · 30 Jun 2007, 6:20 pm

#599639

My 36hp beetle has this conversion,works ok but would like to change it to look original but keep it running 12volts cheers shane.

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aussiebaja Insano Dub Head

738 posts · joined Jun 2006 · 1 Jul 2007, 3:12 pm

#599700

mines gonna be like that but im gonna run a dual pully on the genny and mount the alt right above the genny ,cheaper than buying a 12 volt alt in place of the genny

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