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Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:00 am

Hi folks; I have a 69 Westy and I want to upgrade the generator system. Would like to get away from the voltage regulator set-up and go with a solid-state unit (for no other reason than the VRs are hard to find replacemnts for).

I do plan to install a stereo, and perhaps an after-market cigarette lighter, so I can plug-in cell phone charger etc, but don't plan much more upgrades than that.

Can anybody give some practical advise on this upgrade??

Thanks

Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:13 am

Any of the alternator kits most parts suppliers offer will work, try to avoid all Chinese if possible. Even better try to find a used German alternator stand, tins and pulley, the more OG stuff you find now the less headache later.

Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:29 am

Oh,,,,,tins will have to be replaced??? (or is it just the tin that goes through the fan shroud??)

I was hoping to just get a bolt-in conversion on without having to change the stand etc..... Guess not, hugh?!?

Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:33 am

Depends on what's in there now, if it's a 30A the tins are similar, if it's 38A nothing will fit. The stand is different no matter what.

Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:45 am

Yeah,,,I can't find a data plate or anything on the generator, so I don't know what I have?!?

Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:47 am

There is no plate, the numbers are stamped into the body ahead of the terminals. look for things like GR15 or GR17 and 14V30A or 14V38A.

Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:07 pm

You can get a bug generator and regulator, then just swap out the generator backing plate/tin piece to a bug one. The bug regulators and generators are easier to find.

Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:24 pm

Cool; thanks!!