Originally Posted by
PBBIZ2
Check out Readywelder.com. I am yet to read how to post photos - bit lazy.
The Uniwelder I have is now just the 200a alternator. the control box went to heaven a long time ago and I was unable to get the support for repairs out of the guys in WA - we are talking circa 1998 . The alternator itself was used /installed as a 200a supply 100% duty factor unit to support the electric winch. In all the time I had it it was never used for winching, so cannot attest to its ability to generate 200a or not. When it did die and was put in for repairs with the autoelec he cast all sorts of doubts about its capacity, showing me a 200a truck alternator and that was a big unit - this is the size of a typical hitachi but about 3" longer due to the diode packs.I seem to recall it was also slow off the mark voltage wise, meaning it had to be spinning at 2000rpm engine speed to get to 13V, below that barely a pulse out of it. The alternator was designed to run at 11,000 - 13000rpm for welding, which it never did either when I had it as I burnt out a couple of vee belts trying to get it to that speed - very small pulley on the alternator and not much driving circumference. The alternator is in the garage somewhere - having a clean up now and might come across it - if i do, and if I can work out the photo attachment process i will put a couple of shots up of it.
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