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 viiking
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| posted on October 8th, 2018 at 08:14 PM |
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Sydney - 12V Generator - FIXED!!!
The field coils in my 68 Beetle generator have died and I cannot get replacements. Auto electrician cannot repair or source new parts.
I am looking for a functioning generator of the correct model type. I have a later year (but incorrect) spare which I can use but am looking for a
correct one for my year correct restoration.
Model number is 211903031 and MUST have the push on terminals, not the screw on terminals. Please see photo.
Alternatively if you have one with OK field coils but damaged armature etc, I might be able to harvest the coils and rebuild.
Anything out there?
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| posted on October 9th, 2018 at 06:56 PM |
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try VVDS
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AA003
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| posted on October 10th, 2018 at 06:03 AM |
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You can get the coils rewound.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!
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| posted on October 10th, 2018 at 09:36 AM |
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You can get the coils rewound.
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If you can find an Auto Elect who knows how to do it these days
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| posted on October 10th, 2018 at 10:05 AM |
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You can get the coils rewound.
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If you can find an Auto Elect who knows how to do it these days
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That's the problem. My local one does do work for some VW guys but says that this one is a problem. It's not that the coils are shorted or damaged,
but the coils lost their shape when the outer taping fell apart (when some idiot took off the coils to clean the inside of the casing from rust and
gunk) and cannot be formed back into shape to allow the armature to fit.
I can find some coils from overseas, but I cannot find the correct ones by number to fit mine. There are two different coil numbers for each generator
and I don't know if they are electrically different or if it is just the placement of the tail wire that goes to the terminal block. I've tried to
find an on-line resource for Bosch parts but the ones I have found do not list the ones for my generator. So I don't know if I can use coils of the
correct dimensions from another model to retrofit into mine.
The only other solution is to buy a new GR15 Bosch and transfer the guts over into my casing. It appears that the dimensions are the same but I would
only know after buying one and dissasembling it , understanding that I just lost any warranty it might have. Yes I know it's a bit OCD but I want to
maintain the matching number of the generator to its build date.
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| posted on October 10th, 2018 at 10:25 AM |
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You can get the coils rewound.
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If you can find an Auto Elect who knows how to do it these days
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Not an auto elec but a motor rewinding business. There was one in Roberts Rd, Peakhurst. Another in Enterprise Ave, Padstow.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!
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| posted on October 10th, 2018 at 10:31 AM |
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It's not that the coils are shorted or damaged, but the coils lost their shape when the outer taping fell apart (when some idiot took off the coils
to clean the inside of the casing from rust and gunk) and cannot be formed back into shape to allow the armature to fit.
Yes I know it's a bit OCD but I want to maintain the matching number of the generator to its build date.
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I understand your analness.
These coils are usually bashed into shape with a wooden mallet so I can't understand why they can't be reformed. There used to be a lot of second
hand generators around of this type. Maybe you can rob one for parts?
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!
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| posted on October 10th, 2018 at 11:14 AM |
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You can get the coils rewound.
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If you can find an Auto Elect who knows how to do it these days
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Not an auto elec but a motor rewinding business. There was one in Roberts Rd, Peakhurst. Another in Enterprise Ave, Padstow.
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OK I'll keep that in mind.
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| posted on October 10th, 2018 at 11:24 AM |
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| Quote: | I understand your
analness.
These coils are usually bashed into shape with a wooden mallet so I can't understand why they can't be reformed. There used to be a lot of second
hand generators around of this type. Maybe you can rob one for parts?
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Much to my chagrin I got a later version 211903031"D"" generator to do just that but discovered that within the same Model Number
(but not suffix number) that there was a "short" and "long" case generator and the coils are too long. I don't want to repeat the same mistake
and get another one that won't work. I do believe however that 113903031 model is the same dimensionally, but again not sure if there is something
different about the coils. The numbers certainly according to http://oacdp.org the coils for
my generator have unique numbers.
I like to do all the work myself and have no problems pulling generators, starter motors, gearboxes etc apart. But if you don't have the parts, it's
difficult. It is part of the challenge of why I am doing the job in the first place. It's fun........ (sometimes not). It would be so much easier to
just pay for someone else to do it, but hey that is not challenging me!
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| posted on October 11th, 2018 at 05:51 AM |
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You will have to get one the same to ensure the coils will fit.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!
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| posted on October 14th, 2018 at 09:41 PM |
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I can repair your coils ,or replace them if necessary,(how quick they forget ,(DAVE) Give me a call 0407 296370.
Regards Paul
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| posted on October 14th, 2018 at 09:47 PM |
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ps.AA003.In 45 yrs of repairing VW generator field coils I never had to bash one with a wooden mallet !Do you blokes just make up shit to sound as if
you know stuff?
Regards Paul
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| posted on October 15th, 2018 at 01:29 PM |
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OPPS
Sorry Paul forgot you can do this precision work and have the correct equipment and correct size wooden mallet
Send your unit to Paul in Victoria
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| posted on October 17th, 2018 at 05:44 AM |
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ps.AA003.In 45 yrs of repairing VW generator field coils I never had to bash one with a wooden mallet !Do you blokes just make up shit to sound as if
you know stuff?
Regards Paul
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I worked with bigger coils.
What do you do if they need reshaping?
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!
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| posted on October 17th, 2018 at 06:10 AM |
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Hi Phill
I usually pre tape to keep the shape and form with a special mould shaped as the pole shoes.(and a lot of manual dexterity)
Paul
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| posted on October 17th, 2018 at 06:49 AM |
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Hi Phill
I usually pre tape to keep the shape and form with a special mould shaped as the pole shoes.(and a lot of manual dexterity)
Paul
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I can't remember winding anything that small. Some of the coils I did were like winding welding rod. Then you had to belt them into shape or they
wouldn't fit. They would be taped in asbestos tape and then painted with a red insulating paint.
It's good to know that a proper tradesman is still around.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
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| posted on October 17th, 2018 at 08:50 AM |
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I've made contact with Paul and will send him my generator to see what he can do. Thanks for the lead.
It's a real pity that the artisans of yesterday, like Paul, and cobblers and real fitters and turners and coopers, and blacksmiths and bricklayers
who can do something other than stretcher bond, are fast being replaced by the "there's an app" for that generation who just replace it rather than
know how to fix it. It just means that our old cars are going to be more difficult to maintain in the future.
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I've made contact with Paul and will send him my generator to see what he can do. Thanks for the lead.
It's a real pity that the artisans of yesterday, like Paul, and cobblers and real fitters and turners and coopers, and blacksmiths and bricklayers
who can do something other than stretcher bond, are fast being replaced by the "there's an app" for that generation who just replace it rather than
know how to fix it. It just means that our old cars are going to be more difficult to maintain in the future.
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It has become a big problem already.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!
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| posted on October 21st, 2018 at 07:31 PM |
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Nothing an iPhone can't cure. Just ask them. A country that once could manufacture or improvise anything and all we do now is export expensive
"dirt".
If you get desperate I think I may have spotted one of those generators recently. I will chase it up.
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| posted on October 28th, 2018 at 07:23 AM |
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ps.AA003.In 45 yrs of repairing VW generator field coils I never had to bash one with a wooden mallet !Do you blokes just make up shit to sound as if
you know stuff?
Regards Paul
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I have sorted my problem field coils out with Paul aka Southspark.
Paul received my original (from day 1) generator body and lousy field coils to see if he could get them reinserted into the generator body. He
subsequently found that one of the coils was damaged, so he proceeded to rewind new coils for me, wrap them with the correct tape, re-varnish them to
ensure electrical isolation and keep them in shape and then reinstall them.
Can't thank him enough and grateful that someone with the skills to do this still exists. Luckily I had already had the armature retested before and
it was all OK, so now I will have a functional and perfect generator for my "correct" restoration.
Paul also advised me that he can do work on starters, possibly wiper motors and other electrical work as he currently does some work now for a long
established icon of the VW community and fellow aussieveedubber. So he must be good.
Thanks Paul.
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| posted on October 28th, 2018 at 07:29 AM |
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Here's a photo of the original full of crud generator before I pulled it apart and cleaned it. Note the field coils had lost most of their taping.
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| posted on October 28th, 2018 at 07:30 AM |
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Other pictures showing how the field coils were repaired.
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| posted on October 28th, 2018 at 07:32 AM |
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Field Coils retaped
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Retaped
Revarnished and Reinstalled
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| posted on October 28th, 2018 at 10:17 AM |
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Paul (Southspark)It is truly sensational to see some old school work,over the years so many old crafts have disappeared, good Job.
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| posted on October 29th, 2018 at 08:24 PM |
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Top job southspark. Great to see
Cheers.........Wayne
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Great to see that there are still proper tradesmen around.
What's going to happen in the future?
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!
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We are going to throw every thing away and buy a new Chinese one
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We are going to throw every thing away and buy a new Chinese one
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That's already started with the T3 people.
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Thanks blokes, eve though I retired I do miss the vw work which I always found a pleasure to do. So if anyone has electrical problems ,the advice is
free .
regards Paul
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