picked these up at webster swap meet on the weekend.they take v belt and could be hidden easily.i was told they are from a kubota fork lift?.
Based in the size of the unit, the unit's lack of cooling provisions, and the size of the wire coming out of the unit; sustained output ability is low.
Looks like some I have seen on Deere's. Suprisingly the output is higher than you would think. Output is determined by how fast you turn them.
That looks to be a lawn tractor alternator according to this ebay add 360452148174 It could work ok on something like a little modified roadster that didn't have any accessories on it.
They used to sell them as racing alternators nothing more than a magneto seems like they worked pretty well as far as I can remember
....... well, sort of. And, output is limited by how well the unit can cool itself. I agree with sunbeam, it looks like a permanent magnet unit. That means a non-standard regulator. Be aware that some of those regulators don't regulate well enough for some electronic devices.
http://www.racingjunk.com/Alternators/2914827/shogun-12v-alternator.html We had a shogun alternator on our bracket racer. They are not made for everyday use, put out just enough to keep up with short uses. They closed their doors in summer of 2012, due to health. Good luck finding parts if you need some.
These are neat little compact units,[14 amps output]-I bet they wont actually cut it for a car's useage.... I had a motorcycle once that had an alternator producing 19 Amps. It worked fine on the factory bike,but when a set of aftermarket running lamps were added it woud not keep up. at night with all the lights on it would not charge the battery adequately. And that is a much smaller/lower cold crank capacity battery than what a car runs.....
I agree, even if the unit could tolerate being run continuously at full output, 14 amps isn't enough to run the engine and lights at night, and charge the battery.
id have to agree with most. wont have enough juice to run much. had one on my 3 cyl kabota in a welding machine. just meant to charge the battery
Did a little research. Deere has a 35 amp system just like this. Part # AM220339, problem is cost. That little gem is $340.00. Then there is the regulator for it part # MIA881692, again the cost, $268.00. That is a little expensive for my taste, but should work fine if you are not going to have a ton of electronics.
They use similar alternators on experimental aircraft. Deere sells them at a very high markup, there are other suppliers (kubota I think) that sells the same item for about half the price.
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