Can someone explain why a 63-64 GT Hawk has a 35 amp Prestolite Alternator, but Avantis of the same years have a 40 amp unit?? Why do Avantis need the additional 5 ampere output??
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Either Studebaker figured the Avanti would have a higher potential electrical load (maybe most had AC?) ; or, they got a good deal on 40 amp units when they were building Avanti's.
The max capacity of the alternator simply means that, that alternator can sustain a load of that capacity if so needed. That's it! You can install a 110 amp capacity alternator even if your max load could only be 20 amps and it wouldn't make any difference.
This pretty much describes my Hawk. I have a 110 amp capacity alternator and have reduced any potenial load to where I could likely get away with a 20 amp one (if you could find such a thing). -
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Addendum...........apparently R1 and R2 Hawks and Larks were equipped with 40 amp alternators, why if they did not have power windows???Comment
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What others above have said, plus: The Avanti was Studebaker's top-of-the-line automobile, so got the best hardware, including a 40 amp alternator.
Hawks and Larks with Avanti engines naturally included the 40-amp alternator, because it came with the engine.
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So one could utilize a 35 amp unit on an Avanti (no p/w) suffering no deleterious effects??Comment
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