Alternator upside down?

[DonaldSmith]

Usually, an alternator has the fixed mounting at the bottom, and the belt adjustment at the top.  I want to relocate my alternator to make room for another belt-driven accessory, and things might work better to have the fixed mounting at the top and the belt adjustment at the bottom. 

 

The wire connections are on the back, so I won't have wires on the bottom.  I'm just wondering if there is a heat-sensitive electronic gizmo in the alternator that would be happier in the bottom half of the alternator. 

[desoto1939]

The only thing that I can think of is now the rotation will the rotation be backwars and would that affect the alternator to work properly. I am not an electrical knowlegebal expert so just raising the question.

 

Rich Hartung

[DonaldSmith]

The rotation would be the same.

[Don Coatney]

Would you have to mount your battery upside down to charge correctly

 

Just joking. Should work well.

[jhm1mc13]

Don,

You can remove the screws and seperate the front and rear halves and clock the connector to the top.  I did this to my 10SI alternator which came with instructions in the box.

I can't remember where I put the paper.    There is a hole on the back side that you put a paper clip in to hold the brushes back for reassembly.

Jim M

[DonaldSmith]

JimM:  Thanks for the tip.  I suspected the two halves could be clocked.  But maybe there's no problem having the connector at the bottom.  

 

Don Coatney:  If you  stand upside down, the battery would look OK.  Sometimes at work a set of drawings would be printed completely upside down, with the staples at the right side instead of the left.  I would simply put the set on a table, and go around to the other side of the table to look at it. 

[Don Coatney]

This might or might not help.

 

[DonaldSmith]

Hmm.. Bracket it off the existing bracket.   I can flip the existing bracket to lower the pivot point, and then extend a new bracket from there.  Thanks.

[Don Coatney]

I had to do it that way for battery box clearance. But that might work for the clearance you need,

 

 

[dodgeguy]

I think u mite need a little more support at the pivot bolt

[Don Coatney]

I think u mite need a little more support at the pivot bolt

Not sure I understand? I have well over 40,000 miles with this setup and no problems to date.

[Roger the Dodger]

I think u mite need a little more support at the pivot bolt

Mine is set up the same as Don. No problems.

[navyboy]

looks good, I built something about the same with my 6v alternator now problems.