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Is the m35a2's generator a unique item or what other vehicles had the same one? I am getting another duece and seems to have a problem with the generator not charging all the time.
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gimpyrobb
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Most any 24v 60 amp alt will swap in. The generators are 25 amp I think. Do you have the regulator on the firewall near the steering column?
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I believe so. I don't have it home yet but I believe it does have one.
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Depends where you got the truck from, all the trucks I have worked on where 60amp. The military converted them a while back. It is the same alt that is used on the HMMWV. But I'm sure there are Some M35's out there with 25 amp still in there, that came out of the system a long time a go.
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Before market
lol, yeah, before they are worn out, used, abused, and put away wet, then sold as a take off......Before market
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I have a take off regulator box, unknown if it is a working unit, if you'd like to try it.
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What is the best way for me to tell if it is the generator or the regulator that is the problem?
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I dunno, my trucks don't use the gen/reg steup. I just grabbed the reg "just in case". Your welcome to try it if you like.
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Im confused a wee bit, are you referring to generator as the alternator? or a belt driven generator for AC power?
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Sorry, as the alternator. My experience has been more with the older jeeps that had a generator and a voltage regulator which are seperate items.
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Dentman, these trucks started with generator/regulator charging systems and then progressed to alternator type charging systems. That is part of the issue when helping someone work on their truck, figuring out which system it has.
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thanks gimpy. I started thinking about where AC power for M109's comes from which led me to believe this discussion was based around that. wishful thinking perhaps
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So here is the question that I can't grasp...
Is the 60 amp Alternator now used in place of the 25 amp generator and regulator setup?
Mine has the alternator, and i bought a 2nd, for a spare. I have no regulator that I knwo of on my truck, and I assume it will be a simple swap out when the the time comes to do so.
Alternators have the regulator built in where generators do not?
Not an electrician so this is foreign to me.
Is the 60 amp Alternator now used in place of the 25 amp generator and regulator setup?
Mine has the alternator, and i bought a 2nd, for a spare. I have no regulator that I knwo of on my truck, and I assume it will be a simple swap out when the the time comes to do so.
Alternators have the regulator built in where generators do not?
Not an electrician so this is foreign to me.