"Jay in the Mojave" wrote in message
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Hello David and all:

David your e-mail bounced!

The reason the old 30 amp Generator was replaced was the new fangled
Alternators where hitting the market, that had twice or even more current
capability. And in order to charge the Battery the engine had to have more
RPM's than just a idle. Where the Alternator would charge the Battery when
the engine was just idling, and again had twice the current.

I guess Ford Motor Company didn't think the Ford Pick Up Trucks needed a
Alternator. Remember this was a 1964 Custom Cab F100, and didn't have a
lot of fancy devices that took a lot of current. The old 30 Amp Generator
had to run the engine, charge the battery, running lights and a old Tube
Radio, and windshield wipers if it rained, so not a lot of stuff running
off the generator.

But the new installed Alternator did have a higher voltage allowing the
Palomar 150 Tube Linear Amplifier to run even better with probably around
14 volts to it. The Transistorized switching power supply did make a
whining noise. And it got louder with the new alternator.

In dear ol Dads truck ran a old Pace II-S a 12 channel radio, driving the
Palomar 150 amp. Into a M125 Antenna, and yeah it got out pretty well.

Now theres guys out there with 200 and 300 amp alternators running
transistorized and Tube amps. I never get tried of viewing all the
hardware at the Breaks and Shootouts.

But all new vehicles come with a Alternator now I believe.

Jay in the Mojave



Now I know why you didn't answer your coax when it
was ringing today................... you were online doing your talking.


Landshark