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#85906 04/05/2005 2:44 PM | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 364 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 364 | Can a 6v generator out of a 41-46 1/2t be converted/modified to provide 12v? | | |
#85907 04/05/2005 3:16 PM | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | prolly by a shop, but all ya gotta do is get a 12v gen and stick it in - I had a local shop convert a GM internal regulated alternator to 6 volts for my 46, and never had a bit of electrical problem afterwards  Bill | | |
#85908 04/08/2005 3:45 AM | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 364 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 364 | I was just reading a tech article by Patrick re: Converting generators 6v to 12v...he says to replace the 6v field coils with 12v field coils and slip them back in the 6v generator frame and you're all set. | | |
#85909 04/16/2005 3:48 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 187 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 187 | When I was a kid my daddy had a 53 GMC and all he did was change the regulator to 12v and used the 6v generator,never had any problem with it.
_____________ Floyd If we choose being kind over being right,we will be right every time. Knowledge is a poor substitute for experience. Remember what is precious to another, may not be to you, but it is precious nonetheless. 1948 Chevy 2-Ton | | |
#85910 04/23/2005 10:08 PM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 198 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 198 | There is a company that converts 6v or 12v generators to 12v alternators that look just like the original. | | |
#85911 04/23/2005 10:17 PM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 198 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 198 | | | |
#85912 04/26/2005 3:00 PM | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 384 | Guy wants $800 for an alternator?
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