1 Wire alt. upgrade ??

R) R)

 

Don't forget the bracket -
http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32235

it now appears that the bracket schematics are no longer with us. my apologies.

 

As mentioned, you can put the sensor anywhere there's voltage. There are those who believe that putting it further away from the alt. will allow the regulator to do it's job better by sensing what the voltage is on down the line rather than right out of the + post. In other words, you may have 12v coming out of the + post, but only have 10v at the ignition due to wire length, poor connections etc.

 

Sparky, yur awsome. That bracket looks real easy to make from simple flat stock. Thanks for all the input, guys.

 

I assume the pulley kit is a wide sheave set to match the width of the W/P and crank pulleys??

 

Thanks, John.

 

I finally got the parts from WW. Did the install last night. Too easy.....

Talk about cleaning up the engine compartment.....wow

A pic tomorrow.

 

I just finished up a 1 wire alt/12v conversion on my '57. It's great! It was pretty easy to do, only catch was that I had to "excite" the alternator to get it to start charging, but after that it's been driving around great!

It's really nice to do away with all the wires and external voltage regulator that was with the old 6v generator setup, not to mention it's a good bit more reliable--and I can hook up my CB finally haha.

- Evan

 

Here's 2 pics of the upgrade from last night. I took a sawzall to the angle bracket and turned it into a straight bracket.:twisted: It looked pretty damn good if you ask me...R) Anyway, fired it up and it was charging at 14.85volts. Went on a test drive after dark and the fuse on the HL switch popped. ................I drove home by moonlight.