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After researching it a little, the 24v alternator +plus converter sounds like the way to go. The Niehoff hinge mount (5 inches wide) will have to be modified or adapted to a J180 hinge (4 inches wide) , but that's the only real modification. I could buy a Caterpillar mount, but that's even...

We're building a wildland fire engine and the extra capacity is for lights/sirens, scene lights, 2 uhf radios and/or an ac power inverter (laptop and radio battery charger size) . I may also change out the pneumatic pump for electric (we have a 12v pump on hand I planned to re-use). All the...

The 24v only set up may be an OK route. I was looking for about 120 amps of 12v current though, and I wasn't sure of getting a step-down converter that could handle that. Likewise, I don't know how a 24v 100 amp alternator (like a Delco 33SI) would provide 12v 120amp through a converter. So...

Please forgive me if this thread exists somewhere else and I've missed it. We just acquired a 1078 LMTV (A0 i think) and I'm attempting to find a replacement for the Niehoff alternators that seem to be such trouble for folks. My idea is that I can acquire a Delco or some other good quality...