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Re: Alternator conversion question

To: "alpines@autox.team.net" <alpines@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Alternator conversion question
From: ellis838@concentric.net
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 23:06:43 -0400
Eric,
  I swapped the stock alt on my SV for a Datsun alt off a early 80s 
truck. This bolts up very nice to a SV bottom bracket. I messed around 
with several different top brackets but ended up going to a junk yard 
and getting a top bracket from a Datsun truck, flipped it so the curve 
goes up and it also bolts right up. With this set up you will not need 
the regulator. There is a good write up on this conversion at   
 www.sunbeamalpine.org click on back issues and it is the first one. I 
do suggest that you do some reinforcing welds on the bottom SV bracket 
they seem to break. I can send you some pictures and I may have the part 
number for the alternator I used which cost around $40 and puts out 
around 45 amps if I remember right.  This is not a one wire alternator 
but the ease of the install and the cost of the alt make it a nice swap. 
 Jim

SerIIAlpine@netscape.net wrote:

>Having recently cooked my Voltage regulator I'm thinking of doing a swap from 
>my brand spanking new SS generator for a single wire internally regulated 
>alternator.
>
>Can anyone recommend a particular alternator for my serII as well as how to 
>wire it up.(specifically what to do with the wires that went to my regulator)
>
>Also in the event I chicken out is there a way to check the polarity of my 
>generator so we don't go through this again?
>
>Thanks as always
>
>Eric
>'62 serII
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