Re: Best way to excite a Delco alternator

Posted by Jon Hagen on May 06, 2012 at 14:28:05 from (69.26.17.61):

In Reply to: Re: Best way to excite a Delco alternator posted by LJD on May 06, 2012 at 05:24:09:

One mistake a lot of folks make when installing a "1 wire delco alternator", is to buy a much higher output alternator than they need.

a 37 amp "1 wire" alternator will excite at about 1/2 the rpm of a 61 or 72 amp 1 wire alternator with all other componants except the stator being the same.
No sense putting a harder to excite 72 amp alternator on a tractor that originally had a 20 amp generator, where a 37 amp will more than meet the electrical needs. Only good reason to go larger is if you have an implement or added lighting that needs a lot of amps to operate.

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