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01-04-2019, 09:54 PM | #1 |
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Powermaster vs Whitney
I'm wanting to convert to an alternator on my model a so can I please have some pros and cons on the power master and Whitney alternators ? Thanks for your help, Speedster
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01-04-2019, 10:03 PM | #2 |
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Re: Powermaster vs Whitney
I have a Powemaster alternator that looks similar to an original. No problems, but expensive. I really don’t like the way the more modern alternators look on a Model A.
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01-04-2019, 10:10 PM | #3 |
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Re: Powermaster vs Whitney
I have a Whitney on my '37 Ford and trouble free for over 10 years. On mine it is 6 volt and I think it is a Kawasaki alternator inside an aluminum tube.Looks original works great.
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01-04-2019, 10:42 PM | #4 |
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Re: Powermaster vs Whitney
I looked at the Whitney website and they don't recommend the use of halogen headlights--- I have halogen headlights, I'll keep the original generator that works them just fine, and I can hand crank start a dead battery--- can't do that with alternator ---- perhaps not for everyone, but I don't have any need to modify something that is reliable and working--- a battery every 10-15 years, 40 years for belt, 45 years in generator
What is the real world output of both of these conversions, it is something I have wondered about, want to see tested on the car, not on a test bench, with normal belt tension , sustainable hot output, idle output, ---- by sustainable i also mean the belt isn't getting fried, having normal belt life, not having to have 2 spares for a several hundred mile trip |
01-05-2019, 08:51 PM | #5 |
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Re: Powermaster vs Whitney
Thanks for the comments so far and would anyone else mind jumping in ?
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01-06-2019, 05:48 PM | #6 |
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Re: Powermaster vs Whitney
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Model A generators donnot have a fan,so either one should work fine. A friend has a power gen and likes it. The Whitney does not charge much at idle just like a generator,so that would be a plus for the powergen. John |
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