Re: Re: Re: Converting Generator to Altenator system

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Converting Generator to Altenator system

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: : : : Is it possible (mounting considerations aside) to use a basic 12 volt AC Delco Altenator on the electrical system of a 12 volt JD : : : : 60? I notice that there is only one wire coming from the NEGATIVE pole of the battery, thgrough the ammeter and to the : : : : voltage regulator mounted on the current generator. A wire also goes from the same post on the regulator back to the ignition : : : : switch (seems weird to me but it works). I assume that these wires can be attached to the "Battery" post on the altenator but : : : : what do the other two terminals (titled simply "1" & "2") attche to? Also, I have heard that there may be some modification : : : : needed to the coil? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated as I have already started ripping things apart. Maybe there is : : : : some publication explaining all of this but I know it can be done. THANKS! : : : HEY ANDY E-MAIL ME ON ANYTHING YOU FIND OUT. I'M TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING ON A JOHN DEERE MT. THANKS LANDON : : Landon, Here is something somebody at another site said: : : It's a little confusing but no problem. : : : : The number "1" wire is connected to the stud on the alternator body - the one marked "B" or "bat" or some variant thereof. : : From this stud, run a wire to the ammeter and thence to the battery as before, also to the ignition switch. Both wires must be 12 : : gauge or better. : : : : The number "2" wire is the "exciter" circuit for the alternator. It needs a small feed of +12volts at start-up to start the : : alternating-current-generation process. Run a wire from the switched side of the ignition switch (the side that gets "hot" when : : the switch is "on") to this terminal. This connection must be broken when the ignition is turned off, or the battery will discharge : : through the alternator. Some folks put a switch in the wire, but you have to remember to turn that switch "on" after you start the : : tractor and "off" when you stop it. Some folks put an oil-pressure swiitch in this wire, so the switch closes when the oil pressure : : rises and opens when it drops. And some folks put a diode in the wire - 50 volts, 1 ampere is fine, get 2 for 69¢ at Radio : : Shack, insert it in the wire with the arrow pointing towards the alternator. : : : : I don't know what polarity your JD was built with but if using an AC-Delco alternator, it must be negative ground. It sounds : : like it was positive ground. No matter - reverse the battery terminals and the ammeter connection and everything will work just : : the same. : : : : Hope this clarifies for you. : : : : llater, : : : : llamas : THANKS ANDY I'LL GIVE IT A TRY.

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