[SEL] Looking for small alternator.

[Alan]

I used to own Opels 1967 to 1985 and they all had a 28 or 35 Amp alt.
They did have an external regulator.
Good luck finding one in a junkyard now. 8>))
 
The 92 Amp alts from some Ford Tempo cars that I scrapped out a couple years ago were actually sized smaller than the Opel ones from much earlier.
 
Do want the 20 Amp one because it will be a smaller demand on the engine?
 
Alan in Michigan

--- On Fri, 8/28/09, Elden DuRand <edurand at mchsi.com> wrote:


From: Elden DuRand <edurand at mchsi.com>
Subject: [SEL] Looking for small alternator.
To: "Stationary Engine List" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Date: Friday, August 28, 2009, 5:57 PM


Gang:

I'm planning on making a butt-buggy to be powered by the Homemade Hvid engine.  I would like to use a novel (but not revolutionary) method of driving the tranny, though.

I plan to generate 12 Volts to keep a small battery charged and to run a 12 Volt motor connected to a Sears Suburban (Interstate) transaxle.

What I'm looking for is a small alternator that will make a maximum of 20 amps at 14 volts.  I'd prefer a unit that requires an external regulator (which I will design and build).  I will make a flat belt pulley to drive it from a flywheel of the engine at around 4,000 RPM.  Used is fine as long as it works.  Cheap is excellent, as this project is running way over budget.  :-)  What else is new??!!

Whatcha got?  What can you suggest (make and model of something I can get the alternator off of at a junkyard.

Thanks and take care - Elden DuRand
http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand 


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