[Healeys] Mount a coil on an alternator.

[josef-eckert at t-online.de]

Simon,
Most times there is no simple answer to a simple question.
You want to know. I am happy to answer. But please let me answer as I like.
 
Josef Eckert
Konigswinter/Germany
 
 
 
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Betreff: RE: [Healeys] Mount a coil on an alternator.
Datum: 2016-12-23T22:37:14+0100
Von: "Simon Lachlan" <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk>
An: "josef-eckert at t-online.de" <josef-eckert at t-online.de>, "'Healeys, 
Forum'" <Healeys at autox.team.net>
 
 
 

Thank you for this. As ever, all advice  sought is welcome. However....per 
my comment to your answer to my (previous) BJ8 questions, it would be 
really helpful if you applied your huge enthusiasm and knowledge to the 
question asked. I’m sure that your knowledge is encyclopaedic, but maybe, 
when you’re asked a simple question by a simple person, for once give a 
simple answer.

Simon

 

From: josef-eckert at t-online.de [mailto:josef-eckert at t-online.de]
Sent: 23 December 2016 21:07
To: Simon Lachlan; Healeys, Forum
Subject: AW: [Healeys] Mount a coil on an alternator.

 

People who swap a generator for an alternator like to modify in any way. 
Anybody who knows more about electrics know there is no need for an 
alternator at all on Healeys. its only to adjust the rehulator to work as 
it should.  But that´s to difficult for most I suspect.
those selling these alternators are quite happy to sell them as people like 
to modify and they also sell you one of these performance coils and they 
need to be kept cool and best is to put the coil in the boot to keep it 
cool. Haven´t seen that so far but can´t await to see it.
 
Josef Eckert
Konigswinter/Germany
 
 
 
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Betreff: [Healeys] Mount a coil on an alternator.
Datum: 2016-12-23T21:57:44+0100
Von: "Simon Lachlan" <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk
<mailto:simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk> >
An: "'Healey Group'" <healeys at autox.team.net
<mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> >
 
 
 

I’ve had an alternator in my BT7 for a while now.

So, when I was doing the job, I looked at pictures of other people’s 
installations. Nobody’s coil was mounted on the alternator as coils 
were/are mounted on the generators.

I didn’t mount mine on the alternator either.

Now, I’m wondering why everybody found ingenious places to put the coils 
and nobody ingeniously adapted their brackets to fit onto their alternator.

Do alternators get too hot? Do they give off some kind of magic death ray 
that fries coils or what??

Any reasons not to do it??

Thanks,

Simon

 


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