Harrygoodwrench
Gold Member
Just a thought,
I'm sure you could retrofit the alternator to something more readily available. I stepped up to a GM 10si alternator off a chevy so I could run more acessories. My alt on my Jinma only put out 29 amps and not enough for spot lights and a electro/hydraulic pump I added. I found that GM alt and it bolted up pretty easy. Had to fabricate a bracket and wire up but the wiring was the easy part. Now I got output up to 80 amps. More than enough amperage and over the counter parts available to rebuild if needed.
You could go the single wire type but they usually require a high RPM to self excite the circuit so you have output. Diesels usually are low RPM and depending on pulley sizes/ratio's may or may not be enough RPM.
I'm sure you could retrofit the alternator to something more readily available. I stepped up to a GM 10si alternator off a chevy so I could run more acessories. My alt on my Jinma only put out 29 amps and not enough for spot lights and a electro/hydraulic pump I added. I found that GM alt and it bolted up pretty easy. Had to fabricate a bracket and wire up but the wiring was the easy part. Now I got output up to 80 amps. More than enough amperage and over the counter parts available to rebuild if needed.
You could go the single wire type but they usually require a high RPM to self excite the circuit so you have output. Diesels usually are low RPM and depending on pulley sizes/ratio's may or may not be enough RPM.