Re: Generator or Alternator

Posted by Haas on April 21, 2002 at 05:17:10 from (129.37.117.185):

In Reply to: Generator or Alternator posted by Jim on April 20, 2002 at 19:34:32:

I would stick with the generator. It won't cost much to get it fixed and it's all you need. Also, the problem may be your voltage regulator. The voltage regulator must have a good ground otherwise, it will not charge the battery. I had to run a ground wire from the mounting lug of the regulator on one of my tractors to get it to charge. After painting and then mounting the regulator the ground was just not good enough. As to the alternator, it will charge the battery much faster and run more things, but there is nothing to run on an A except the lights, as it likely has a magneto so needs nothing for the ignition. I have two tractors with alternators. I have to pull the carb throttle rod back to race the engine on both of them to get the alternators to start charging. If you go to the alternator, get the samllest pulley you can, and get one that will energize at low RPM.

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