Ed - I haven't participated in this discussion. I'm NOT a fan of alternators' replacing generators.
Many reasons: 1. Coupes don't need that much current, so the idea that an alt. will produce juice a low rpm means little to me. 2. Alts. fail suddenly, generators don't. 3. If you drain your battery totally dead, you can't get an alt. to charge the battery. I know a Coupe is dangerous to prop, but in a real pinch, out in the boonies, if you have to get it started and have a gen., the gen. will start recharging the battery as soon as it's running. 4. Gens. are far less expensive to overhaul, if your alt. can be repaired at all. In essence, what are the upsides the the conversion? Only a few, very few, saved pounds of weight, and lots more expense and hassle with the alt. Jerry E. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 8:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Cessna/Ford Alternator STC O.K.Gang, Now that we've bounced around on the alternator. What would be the best type of alternator to to replace my generator in my 415 G coupe with 85HP ? ( K I S S ) Suggestions are welcome. Thank you Ed
