<VV> 78 Amp Alternator

[Frank DuVal]

Mark, I think you confused what Smitty was saying with what sounds 
correct for someone in the aircraft engine field, where everything is 
done right.

Some rebuilders just take all the various cores (complete alternators 
received from "core suppliers") that are a particular brand, disregard 
the amp rating, disassemble them and place rotors in one bin, stators in 
another, etc. They do NOT take the time to sort by actual use most of 
the time. This is the point Smitty was making!

Sort of like the "rebuilt" distributors and carburetors one buys at the 
FLAPS. One size fits all to them!

Now if we are talking Delco rebuilt equipment, they hopefully take the 
time to match parts for a certain application.

I have sold many parts and scrap metal to a core supplier in Richmond, 
but not any Corvair parts....

Frank DuVal

On 8/16/2011 3:41 PM, Mark Durham wrote:
> Smitty, there is nothing wrong with that as long as each part is
> properly cleaned and restored before being put back together.  Of
> course, you have to realize that there are different rotors, different
> housings, diode plates, brushes, and other such parts that give you
> the different amp ratings that must go into particular units to give
> you the 37, 63, 78, and so on alternators. The windings in the rotors
> make the difference.
>
> So, there would have to be more boxes than you think. It may be that
> that factory specialized in the most used alternator, versus another
> factory doing another type or amp models.
>
> Mark Durham
>
> On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 7:03 AM, Smitty<vairologist at cox.net>  wrote:
>> Smitty Says;  I have to smile every time I read about somebody going to a FLAPS and getting a high output alternator or generator.  Several years ago our club took a tour through a plant that rebuilt such items for resale through FLAPS.  The manager was asked about how special or high output items are handled.  He said the units are broken down for cleaning.  The rotors/armatures go in that big box there.  The cases go in that big box there.  After reconditioning the parts are reassembled in the order they are plucked out of the box.  To him a rotor was a rotor and a case was a case.
>> This may not be true of all rebuilders, but I would bet it is more common than most would think.
>>