They work in either direction.
Warning! Before changing the direction, replace the brushes. They wear
different depending on the direction of rotation.
Bryan
drmayf wrote:
> Gary, does it have to rotate in the same direction? Seems like
> alternators would be bidirectional. BUt I am not a 'lectrical type folk..
>
> mayf, way off and far out in pahrump.
> Ellen Wilkinson wrote:
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Dick J<mailto:lsr_man@yahoo.com>
>>
>>
>> Do all alternators rotate the same directions? I need to convert to
>> a new
>> mini-alternator for space reasons, and I've come across a good deal on
>> a Lexus
>> alternator, but it has a serpentine pulley. Can I just swap the
>> pulley for a
>> vee belt?
>>
>> Dick J
>> In East Texas
>>
>> The alternator rotates the same direction as the engine.
>>
>> Gary W
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