Most newer ones are internally regulated.
Lucas alternators? Heck you might as well run a generator then!
We need to come up with the "easy to do" alternator upgrade.
Tim Collins has a nice set of instructions, but like me he had to cut the
alternator
ear to the engine. He also did a lot of welding for the bracket.
Tim is using a "Worldwide Alternator part # 14717. (Mitsubishi) 60 amp as
used on 1987
Mazda 323, Mazda B2000, '84-'89 Nisson 300ZX and a host of other cars".
We need a "no mod" alternator solution. It needs to use a cheap and
plentiful
Modern alternator.
Most of them no longer have V pulleys but maybe we can find a suitable
pulley from
McMaster Carr or some place like that.
This guy did it with the 78-80 Fiesta Alternator:
http://www.nonlintec.com/sprite/alternator/
I Googled it and that alternator seems to be cheap and plentiful. ($35 from
PartsGeek.com)
The only downside is this is an older alternator and it has the external
sheet metal fan.
I prefer a more modern alternator though, I think they actually have made
some improvements
in alternator design in the last 25 years.
But I think that the Bosch unit (combined with Frank Clarici's instructions)
might be the easiest
approach.
I'm using a (I believe 1993) Honda Prelude alternator "NSA 90 amp". But I
had to
locate a pulley and the connections are a little more complex.
I like my setup but its not a bolt in swap. I think I'm using the existing
generator
bracket.
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From: spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of dwoerpel@wi.net
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 11:33 PM
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Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] generator/regulator
Question. Do all alternators have internal regulators?
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