Re: Generator vs. alternator on Super A

Posted by John B. on April 05, 2009 at 18:29:10 from (38.114.64.169):

In Reply to: Generator vs. alternator on Super A posted by Richard Mat on April 05, 2009 at 16:38:49:

I just posted a question on 6volt vs 12volt and asked why people do it when the 6 volt works fine if maintained well.

At our club meeting we brought up the subject after they all seen and read my posting.

We come to the conclusion that if it is going to be a show tractor and not run much above an idle for long periods of time the alternator is the way to go. They do have alternators that look just like generators. Alternators will charge better at an idle and generators won't.

That's why so many people change the older tractors to alternators. Many of us in our club still use our old tractors and run them at full throttle for long periods and don't have any trouble with the 6 volt systems.

Some posted last week that 12 volt battery will spin a 6 volt starter faster. Well yeh that's right but why not put a 12 volt starter on it and have a complete 12 volt system. A good 6 volt battery and starter will start just fine.

One guy said that's why they put 24 volt starting systems on diesels. Well he doesn't know probably that a diesel's ignition is caused by heat of compression. The faster you spin a diesel the better it will start. This is true with those that don't have glow plugs. Many of the diesels that have glow plugs are still only 12 volts.

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• Re: Generator vs. alternator on Super A Richard Mat 08:38:37 04/06/09 (0)

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