High-output alternators

[Max Wellhouse]

A buddy of mine had a 1 ton truck he used for bull dozer repair and 
he had an alternator on his V-8 that allowed him to weld with the 
current provided.  I think that was a hefty chunk of change, but he 
swore by it.

DM&FS

At 10:54 PM 10/3/2006, George Selby wrote:


> >
> >I've been told to look into Motor City Remanufacturing, Iraggi
> >Alternators, Excessiveamperage, Ohio Generator, Wrangler, or Stinger
> >by someone who does audio equipment installs, and I'll be chasing
> >these leads down.
> >
>
>I bought a Wrangler high-output alternator for an Isuzu truck about 10
>years ago and was never happy with it.  Thanks to reading 4x4 magazines, I
>was lead to believe I would need a high-output alternator in order to run a
>winch (more on this later.)  The Wrangler was very expensive
>(uber-expensive I would say,) needed an incredibly tight belt or it would
>slip, burned out (custom, expensive) regulators on more than one occasion -
>leaving me stranded, and provided very little voltage at idle.  As to
>needing one for a winch, I put the stock alternator back on that truck and
>never had a problem, and have run the same winch (a Warn 8000 lb) with 2
>other trucks that have small alternators (like 60A - they are on a 76 Jeep
>and a 78 F-150) and I have never run out of juice before the winch got too
>hot to operate.  I still have the Wrangler alternator in the attic.
>
>George Selby
>
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