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Tuxedo
Posted 2008-04-07 10:53 AM (#124079)
Subject: Generator to Alternator Conversion



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Location: Belford, NJ		I swapped a '61 413 which has an alternator into my '60 Belvedere, which used a generator. What are some of the things I have to take into account when using the alternator from the '61?
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57plymouth
Posted 2008-04-07 11:55 AM (#124086 - in reply to #124079)
Subject: Re: Generator to Alternator Conversion



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Location: Blythewood, SC		I'd use the 61 regulator. Other than that, it's all making the mounting brackets work.
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Tuxedo
Posted 2008-04-07 12:09 PM (#124090 - in reply to #124079)
Subject: Re: Generator to Alternator Conversion



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Location: Belford, NJ		I'll have to hunt down a regulator from a '61 then. You'll have to forgive me... electrics are NOT my specialty. Thanks!
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57chizler
Posted 2008-04-07 5:18 PM (#124149 - in reply to #124090)
Subject: Re: Generator to Alternator Conversion



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Any '60-'69 regulator will work.

Use the electromechanical diagram below to change the wiring.



(Alt wiring.gif)



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chrysler300c
Posted 2008-04-09 11:57 PM (#124523 - in reply to #124090)
Subject: Re: Generator to Alternator Conversion



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Location: Twin Falls, Idaho		If you use a single wire GM alternator, you can eliminate the regulator.

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Tuxedo
Posted 2008-04-10 9:17 AM (#124561 - in reply to #124079)
Subject: Re: Generator to Alternator Conversion



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Location: Belford, NJ		So I can use a single wire GM alternator as long as I can get it mounted correctly? That might be the way to go... I think I might have one in my father's basement.
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safetymike77
Posted 2008-04-10 6:37 PM (#124637 - in reply to #124079)
Subject: Re: Generator to Alternator Conversion



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Location: Ripon, WI		A good mopar one wire can be used as well. I was running a nice chrome one on my 59.
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Tuxedo
Posted 2008-04-11 1:25 PM (#124780 - in reply to #124079)
Subject: Re: Generator to Alternator Conversion



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Location: Belford, NJ		Anybody have some parts numbers or how to identify a Mopar single wire alternator?
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Chopper John
Posted 2008-04-11 1:52 PM (#124784 - in reply to #124780)
Subject: Re: Generator to Alternator Conversion



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Location: Florida		Normally, a single-wire alternator is an aftermarket offering as a complete unit.

They were not installed from the factory, but made expressly for easy installation in hot rods and cars with difficult-to-trace charging problems.

The regulator is built into the alternator. I recall seeing 'em in the JC Whitney catalog some time ago.
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BigBlockMopar
Posted 2008-04-11 3:13 PM (#124802 - in reply to #124079)
Subject: Re: Generator to Alternator Conversion



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Location: Netherlands		I just did a generator-to-OneWire alternator swap on my '60 Chrysler.
The alt has a couple of extra wires on the back but it only needs 1 thick wire connected to the positive batterypost to work.

Just a glimpse of the alternator here:







Edited by BigBlockMopar 2008-04-11 3:14 PM
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57chizler
Posted 2008-04-11 4:47 PM (#124823 - in reply to #124079)
Subject: RE: Generator to Alternator Conversion



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An alternate opinion on the one-wire alternator:

http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/onewire-threewire.shtml
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Tuxedo
Posted 2008-04-11 5:02 PM (#124827 - in reply to #124079)
Subject: Re: Generator to Alternator Conversion



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Location: Belford, NJ		Herman... is that a GM alternator or mopar?
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BigBlockMopar
Posted 2008-04-11 5:34 PM (#124836 - in reply to #124079)
Subject: Re: Generator to Alternator Conversion



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Location: Netherlands		Mopar-style, but not made by Mopar.
I can look up the brand/ of it if you want. I got 1 other still in the box.


Edited by BigBlockMopar 2008-04-11 5:35 PM
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