[Mgs] gen to alt

[Paul Osborne]

BUT, you can purchase a solid state regulator, install it in your relay
regulator box , and all looks orig.

paul o
On Oct 28, 2012, at 3:29 PM, Bob Donahue wrote:

> 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.
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barney Gaylord" <barneymg at mgaguru.com>
> To: "Tom Gunderson" <thgun at comporium.net>; "Mga List" <Mgs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 11:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] gen to alt
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>
>> 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
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>>
>> 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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