Hey guys, know this is a car question, but this is the best place I could think of to ask...
The car is a box stock '56 chevy with factory power steering. This customer called me today saying that he'd added on aftermarket air, and wanted to know if I could rewind his generator to put out more amps.
The first thing that comes to mind is 1. Upgrade to an alternator, or 2. Change to a school bus generator..... Neither of these solutions is feasible because the stock power steering pump is mounted to the back of the original generator.
If I put heavier field windings and armature windings in the stock generator, I could accomplish
maybe 45-50 amps... but there's another catch! The pulley on this generator is rather large, and I presume that this is to keep the speed at which the P/S pump is turning at a minimum... obviously not good at cruising or idle due to the no-charge state of the generator.
I'm not even sure where to begin with this one. Any bright ideas from any of y'all?
