I agree. Alternators have reliable solid state regulators built in. Relay
type regulators, that generators use, are the weakest link in the charging
system, IMHO.
Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s)
Email - bobmgtd@comcast.net
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Barney Gaylord" <barneymg@mgaguru.com>
To: "Tom Gunderson" <thgun@comporium.net>; "Mga List" <Mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] gen to alt
> Generator is often cheap and easy to repair, commonly only needs brushes.
> However, if the generator is melted inside due to a failed control box,
> that would be a good time to consider the alternator conversion. In
> recent years replacement control boxes have been notoriously unreliable.
> When a regulator relay fails, the bad $40 control box takes out a good
> $100 generaor along with it.
>
> Barney Gaylord
> 1958 MGA with an attitude
> http://MGAguru.com
>
>
> At 07:19 AM 10/27/2012 -0400, Tom Gunderson wrote:
>>If I find that my generator is not working should I go to an alternator?
>>1957 MGA 1500
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