When doing a one wire installation, keep in mind that the light wire is
critical to the workings of the alternator. It is actually pretty slick or
tricky how it works. It goes to the charging light on the dash. The other
wire to the light goes to keyed 12v, not ground. When the key is turned
on, 12v goes through the light, to the coils of the alternator. It charges
the coils and the alternator immediately charges when the engine starts
spinning. Then, 12v goes out of the alternator to the bulb. When the bulb
has 12v at each side, it shuts off.
I learned this the hard way after years of driving an incorrectly
wired alternator, and never understood why the engine had to get over a
certain RPM to start charging.
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Rense, Mark (GE, Appl & Light) <
mark.rense@ge.com> wrote:
> That would be the PowerMaster 82101 or the 82101-2 with indicator light
> terminal. These are one-wire types so you bypass all your regulator
> harness. I
> go tired of generator bearings burning out (they somehow don't like 7K
> shift
> points) on my 289 HiPo engine and went this way to look stock. The other
> advantage is you don't have to kluge brackets onto your car. They are at
> Summit Racing, not cheap at $369 and $389 for the indicator model, but
> you'll
> have twice as much juice at idle as the old generator put out at WFO.
> Bugz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On
> Behalf Of James Lindner
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 11:55 AM
> To: Joel Martin
> Cc: Tiger List Serve
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Generator to Alternator Conversion
>
> Joel
>
> If you are interested in an alternator that closely resembles the Ford OE
> generator, there was a discussion on this topic on the CAT Forum last
> week. It
> is my understanding that they fit into the existing bracket.
> Downside...pretty
> expensive.
>
> Jim
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 4, 2013, at 9:35 AM, Joel Martin <jmartiniii@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I am wanting to convert from gernerator to alternator setup for a 289
> > HiPo motor in a 66 MK 1A. Can anyone provide part numbers, brackets
> > to use,
> wiring
> > considerations etc in making this conversion?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Joel Martin
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