Subject: [TR] TR3 Generator

From: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 23:08:18 +0000 (UTC)

Hello, everyone.

Moss is selling a "replacement" generator for $139.  They have the original Lucas rebuilt too, but anyone have experience with the replacement?  

Drove to work today (34 degrees in the morning, but that's why the make LL BEAN outergear).  Coming home, horrendous noise from the (recently rebuilt but that's a different issue) generator.  Charge light came on but I made it home on the battery.

Is it necessary to buy a generator and a voltage regulator at the same time as "paired"?

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
New Hampshire

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From: "Jonas Payne" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 15:58:22 -0800

Technically, you don't have to, but practically one usually goes right after
the other is replaced in my experience.

Jonas Payne
PBR Consulting Services, LLC
702.882.6711

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Subject: [TR] TR3 Generator

Hello, everyone.

Moss is selling a "replacement" generator for $139.  They have the original
Lucas rebuilt too, but anyone have experience with the replacement?  

Drove to work today (34 degrees in the morning, but that's why the make LL
BEAN outergear).  Coming home, horrendous noise from the (recently rebuilt
but that's a different issue) generator.  Charge light came on but I made it
home on the battery.

Is it necessary to buy a generator and a voltage regulator at the same time
as "paired"?

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
New Hampshire

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From: Geo Hahn <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 17:27:35 -0700

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I bought a replacement generator from Moss some years ago but didn't much
like it.  At the time I don't think the catalog was clear what they were
selling and no rebuilt units were offered.

It worked fine but did not look at all original.  As I recall it has cast
iron end plates painted black (not natural alloy like the Lucas version).
The overall workmanship looked cruder though as I said, it did work.

My preference is a good rebuilt - though it sounds like that approach
didn't work for you on this most recent one.

I know of no reason why one would replace a control box that was working
correctly but I would certainly take a close look at everything.  Brackets
can break, pedestals can get wallowed out, etc -- smaller failures can
manifest themselves in a generator failure which may recur if the
underlying problem is not resolved.

Geo

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> Hello, everyone.
>
> Moss is selling a "replacement" generator for $139.  They have the
> original Lucas rebuilt too, but anyone have experience with the replacement?
>
> but that's a different issue) generator.  Charge light came on but I made
> it home on the battery.
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years ago but didn&#39;t much like it.=C2=A0 At the time I don&#39;t think =
the catalog was clear what they were selling and no rebuilt units were offe=
red.</div><div><br></div><div>It worked fine but did not look at all origin=
al.=C2=A0 As I recall it has cast iron end plates painted black=C2=A0(not n=
atural alloy like the Lucas=C2=A0version).=C2=A0=C2=A0 The overall workmans=
hip looked cruder though as I said, it did work.</div><div><br></div><div>M=
y preference is a good rebuilt - though it sounds like that approach didn&#=
39;t work for you on this most recent one.</div><div><br></div><div>I know =
of no reason why one would replace a control box that was working correctly=
 but I would certainly take a close look at everything.=C2=A0 Brackets can =
break, pedestals can get wallowed out, etc -- smaller failures can manifest=
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m is not resolved.</div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div><div class=3D"gmail_ex=
tra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 4:08 PM,  <span =
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[email-masked]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(=
204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">Hello, everyone=
.<br>
<br>
Moss is selling a &quot;replacement&quot; generator for $139.=C2=A0 They ha=
ve the original Lucas rebuilt too, but anyone have experience with the repl=
acement?<br>
<br>
Drove to work today (34 degrees in the morning, but that&#39;s why the make=
 LL BEAN outergear).=C2=A0 Coming home, horrendous noise from the (recently=
 rebuilt but that&#39;s a different issue) generator.=C2=A0 Charge light ca=
me on but I made it home on the battery.<br>
<br>
Is it necessary to buy a generator and a voltage regulator at the same time=
 as &quot;paired&quot;?<br>
<br>
Terry Smith, &#39;59 TR3A<br>
New Hampshire<br>
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