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GQ Alternator
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 12:10 pm
by ozy1
as i currently believe standard they are about 55 amps,
i would like to find out what the max is you can get them rewound to as i have a shortage of power.
in the car i have Duel batteries
MP3 player, Amp, upgraded head lights 90/130, 4 130W spotties, winch, UHF and am radios, fridge, 3 cig outlets, ARB comp, 70W reverse lights, going to have camp light,
and with all thatight i think i better get a fire extiguisher.
so should i get the standard rewound or get a second alternator?
Re: GQ Alternator
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 12:46 pm
by bogged
ozy1 wrote:70W reverse lights
Plural?
Nick W on patrol list is the man, he knows them backwards, rebuilt his last week.
He runs 5 radios + moozik, + Fridge winch lights etc GPS, compressor, lockers, etc etc..
alt
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 4:26 pm
by patrolnut
just go buy yourself a new bosch one 125 amp and make a new bracket, i think the ones of vt's fit nicely
Re: alt
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 4:29 pm
by MKPatrolGuy
patrolnut wrote:just go buy yourself a new bosch one 125 amp and make a new bracket, i think the ones of vt's fit nicely
Bear, If I remember right, Ozy1 has a deisel.
Re: alt
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 4:31 pm
by Wendle
patrolnut wrote:just go buy yourself a new bosch one 125 amp and make a new bracket, i think the ones of vt's fit nicely
Does this work for a TB42??
Our Laser has a bigger alternator than the Maverick...
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 5:33 pm
by ozy1
sorry i forgot to menation the diesel bit.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 7:19 pm
by bazzle
If you get rid of 2 of the spotties the alt will cope OK.
Bazzle
Re: alt
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 10:49 pm
by MKPatrolGuy
Wendle wrote:patrolnut wrote:just go buy yourself a new bosch one 125 amp and make a new bracket, i think the ones of vt's fit nicely
Does this work for a TB42??
Our Laser has a bigger alternator than the Maverick...
Yeah, PatrolNut did it to his Shorty, worked well too...
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 12:03 am
by CRUSHU
only upto 85amp is reliable, after that they are not as good, as they are not designed to run that hard. even the 140a from the gen 3.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 7:30 am
by MKPatrolGuy
CRUSHU wrote:only upto 85amp is reliable, after that they are not as good, as they are not designed to run that hard. even the 140a from the gen 3.
PatrolNut had a 120 amp Bosch alt that he bought brand new fitted to his Patrol...never had a problem with it.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:40 pm
by CRUSHU
only going on the words of most of my auto elec customers, they tend to think that the higher amp alternators give more trouble than the 85 and lower.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 7:29 pm
by MKPatrolGuy
CRUSHU wrote:only going on the words of most of my auto elec customers, they tend to think that the higher amp alternators give more trouble than the 85 and lower.
That's cool, I can't talk from personal experience. My old motor only had a 60 amp job, and I don't have the new engine, with bigger alt, up and running yet
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 8:51 pm
by patrolnut
i never had a problem with it, apart from mud damage!
i looked into the diesel side of stuff and you can get an external vac pump so you can run a standard alt.... worth a look thats for sure as the standard alts are lots cheaper than the diesel models