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Re: Which alternator to buy
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Posted by Mike (WA) on December 23, 2004 at 15:21:34 from (209.213.153.73):
In Reply to: Re: Which alternator to buy posted by john in la on December 23, 2004 at 07:39:52:
I didn't go all the way through the article to see if they ever mentioned it, but the primary reason not to use a one-wire alternator in a tractor application is that it requires the engine to be revved to over 2000 RPM to excite the alternator and begin power production. This is no big deal with an automobile, and is usually nothing more than the first stab of the accelerator after start-up, or the first shift of the transmission. With us old tractor guys (who are trying to treat our old tractors as gently as possible), 2,000 RPM may not occur naturally until (best case) next summer when we put the bush hog on, or (worst case, with long stroke/ slow revving Molines) never. The 3 wire is easy to hook up, and only requires the addition of an "idiot lite", which can be one of those red or blue jeweled numbers which, while not stock, still look bitchin' on your dashboard.
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