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    Alternative alternators

    Apr 24, 2020 5 minutes

    Have you got a technical problem with your MG? If so, the combined expertise of Roger Parker and the MGOC Workshop may be able to help. For details of how to access this free service, see p67.

    Q I am tempted to invest in one of the uprated alternators that are widely offered today, but what are the downsides?

    The up and downsides of an uprated alternator rather depend on the car you intend to fit it on and what was originally fitted. Take the dynamo on an MGA, B or Midget that may only deliver a maximum of 22 amps at higher engine rpm. This is why, back in the days of dynamo cars being used as daily transport, owners would often suffer drained batteries in winter following regular use, driving in slow, stop-start traffic

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