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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hello Joseph,<br>
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I drive my Jensen Healey whenever I can except when there is salt
on the road or in torrential rain. I like driving long distances,
OK noisy as hell, but I wear ear plugs. I have been to France,
Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, UK etc.
sometimes driving in excess of 500km a day. Next year there will
be a trip to around Dresden organised by some German Jensen owners
and enthusiasts and the International meeting in the UK. <br>
I too prefer the smaller roads but occasionally I take the German
Autobahn to clear the engine and have a prolonged blast of
150-160km/h. Faster is no fun as the car starts wandering a bit. I
do use all 7000rpm of it through the gears.<br>
Our cars are made for driving not trailering. Parking in cities
can be a problem, but I usually look out for a spacious parking
garage or a hotel. So far I did not have any problems.<br>
The only trouble I have had in my mildly modified car has been a
blown fuse preventing the electric fan cutting in and causing a
fantastic cloud of steam when I stopped the car after some stop
& go traffic. Took me about an hour to find out what was
wrong, but once found it was rectified in a couple of minutes.
Luckily no harm was done.<br>
Mods: slotted brake discs, Green stuff pads, more efficient
radiator core, hotter engine thermostat, thermoswitch controlled
radiator fan, electronic ignition, modified steering column,
larger and wider wheels with modern tires, bigger 45mm DellOrto's,
timing belt and wheels from a late Lotus Esprit, adjustable cam
wheels, LED lights where sensible e.g. in daytime running lights
fitted in modified front indicator units, Koni shock absorbers,
electric fuel cut of etc.<br>
Future mods: front suspension partially rose-jointed, 4-pot
callipers and ventilated discs, installing an intercom, 5-speed
Getrag.<br>
I am presently building up a new engine with high compression
pistons (from 8,5 to about 9,5) and may be some mildly hotter
cams. <br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Kees Oudesluijs<br>
<br>
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Op 24-12-2016 om 15:41 schreef <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de">josef-eckert@t-online.de</a>:<br>
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<p><span>Hi Kees,<br>
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<p><span>You know in Europe we live in a high density area, nearly
all over, especially you in the Randstad area and here we in
the Cologne are. To the north we have the Ruhrgebiet to the
south the Frankfurt area, and, and, and. No joy to drive
anymore. I never ever want to drive into a bigger town or city
with a classic car. Where shall I park the car? I avoid in any
way to drive on the motorways with a classic car. You are
overrolled by the trucks. For long distances I load it on my
trailer and bring it to the place where I can enjoy driving.
Much easier than doing these legs in a classic. For driving in
beautiful rural areas the car has all iit needs and I see no
reason to change anything. Its a winning team as it is and it
works, believe me. Friends with all these modifications on
their cars have more trouble with their cars than I have.</span></p>
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<p><span>Josef Eckert</span></p>
<p><span>Konigswinter/Germany</span></p>
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<p>Betreff: Re: Mount a coil on an alternator.</p>
<p>Datum: 2016-12-24T15:26:26+0100</p>
<p>Von: "Oudesluys" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:coudesluijs@chello.nl"><coudesluijs@chello.nl></a></p>
<p>An: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de">"josef-eckert@t-online.de"</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de"><josef-eckert@t-online.de></a>, "Healeys, Forum"
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net"><Healeys@autox.team.net></a></p>
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Hi Josef,<br>
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Well...., increase the diameter of the wires from/ to the
alternator and the H4 bulbs if fitted. The old head light
bulbs are to dim for modern traffic conditions and you will
also need an electric cooling fan to keep you out of trouble.<br>
In my view it is advisable and permissible to make small
adaptions to an old vehicle if you want to use and enjoy it in
modern traffic. You cannot travel the same way any more as in
the olde days.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Kees Oudesluijs<br>
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Op 24-12-2016 om 15:00 schreef <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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href="mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de">josef-eckert@t-online.de</a>:</div>
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<p>Kees,</p>
<p>There is never a need for additional power, except your
regulator is not well tuned. Better to set the regulator
right. The wiring in an Austin-Healey is not prepared to
take the up to more than double output current of an
alternator. The cables can get hot, can melt and get brittle
inside the wiring loom. Same can happen when switched from
ordinary headlights to H4 halogen headlights. The feeding
cables are too thin for the current flowing through.</p>
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<p>Josef Eckert</p>
<p>Konigswinter/Germany</p>
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<p>Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Mount a coil on an alternator.</p>
<p>Datum: 2016-12-24T14:01:08+0100</p>
<p>Von: "Oudesluys" <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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href="mailto:coudesluijs@chello.nl"><coudesluijs@chello.nl></a></p>
<p>An: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a></p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">The main reason for changing to
an alternator is that it produces a high(ish) charging
current starting at low speeds, usually around 35A (e.g.
Lucas 100). Therefore the total output is higher.
Especially if you drive the car with headlights on all the
time and/or have an electric radiator fan, high power
radio etc. you are better of with an alternator. It also
is easier to maintain thus more reliable than a generator
plus regulator.<br>
Most generators produce 20-25A max. at high speed but will
barely cope as they do not charge much if at all at low
speeds. <br>
Kees Oudesluijs<br>
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Op 24-12-2016 om 4:01 schreef Bob Spidell:</div>
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<div>Simon,</div>
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<div>My knowledge of electronics is limited, but I do
know the basics. I can't think of any reason you
couldn't fasten a coil to an alternator, except maybe
their shape isn't as convenient for such use.
Alternators are generators--my 2008 Mustang's shop
manual even calls them that--the only difference is
how the unit converts alternating current to direct
current, which is needed for charging the battery and
for most other electrical needs in a car. Generators
physically 'commute'--the more contemporary term is
'rectify'--the AC with brushes and the segmented
commutator--hence the name--while alternators commute
the AC with diodes. If anything, alternators produce
less electromagnetic interference--EFI--than
generators since there is less chance of creating a
spark. Alternators are more efficient--correct me if
I'm wrong here--because without brushes they can be
spun faster for a given engine speed (note alternator
pulleys are usually smaller than generator pulleys).</div>
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<div>I do think a coil mounted on an alternator would
look silly, but that's just me.</div>
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<div>Cheers,</div>
<div>Bob</div>
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<div><strong>From: </strong>"Simon Lachlan" <a
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href="mailto:simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk"><simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk></a><br>
<strong>To: </strong><a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de">josef-eckert@t-online.de</a>,
"Forum' 'Healeys" <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net"><Healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
<strong>Sent: </strong>Friday, December 23, 2016
1:35:38 PM<br>
<strong>Subject: </strong>Re: [Healeys] Mount a coil
on an alternator.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Simon</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></strong><span
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href="mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de">josef-eckert@t-online.de</a>
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<strong>Sent:</strong> 23 December 2016
21:07<br>
<strong>To:</strong> Simon Lachlan; Healeys,
Forum<br>
<strong>Subject:</strong> AW: [Healeys]
Mount a coil on an alternator.</span></p>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
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<p>Josef Eckert</p>
<p>Konigswinter/Germany</p>
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<p>Betreff: [Healeys] Mount a coil on an alternator.</p>
<p>Datum: 2016-12-23T21:57:44+0100</p>
<p>Von: "Simon Lachlan" <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk">simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk</a>></p>
<p>An: "'Healey Group'" <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve had an alternator in
my BT7 for a while now.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I didn’t mount mine on the
alternator either.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now, I’m wondering why
everybody found ingenious places to put the
coils and nobody ingeniously adapted their
brackets to fit onto their alternator.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do alternators get too hot?
Do they give off some kind of magic death ray
that fries coils or what??</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Any reasons not to do it??</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Simon</p>
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