https://classicautoadvisors.com/2021/04/26/converting-from-a-generator-to-an-alternator/ Blog for Classic Car Owners Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:09:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://classicautoadvisors.com/2021/04/26/converting-from-a-generator-to-an-alternator/#comment-529 Sat, 10 Sep 2022 02:32:44 +0000 https://classicautoadvisors.com/?p=3708#comment-529 I don’t see why an alternator is preferred over a generator. I had a 1969 VW Beetle and my battery gave out while I was driving to Alaska. The only worry I had was finding a place with a decent slope so push starting it would be easier. If it was an alternator system, (and if it was a *gag* automatic transmission) I would have never been able to start it without sufficient charge in the battery. I bought a battery when I got to Alaska, but I could have carried on longer if I needed to.

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