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On 2 Aug 2006 at 9:11, Chris Wright wrote: > Thanks for the feedback Jim, and it sounds as though he has the right > stuff and it's behaving normally, so I've passed that on to him. > > But are you certain the 38amp is a T2 part as it's got a 311 part > number? It looked from the suffixes (C on the 38amp and F on the > 30amp) as though VW started to fit 38amp gennies to the T3 but then > swapped to the 30amp type. I don't have a type 3 parts book to check > this theory. I checked the microfilm, and you're right: The C generator was a 12 V generator. It was used up thru '66 as part of the M630/M633 12 V, specially suppressed, option. I can't verify the current output. It looks like it should be the same large diameter as the late 12 V units, since it takes the late fan housing. I don't find it in any of my Bosch references, but I might have more luck if I had the 10 digit Bosch part number. Interestingly, the microfilm says that the C generator goes with a special "supressor housing" which is unpictured and I don't think I've ever seen whatever this is. I agree that it looks intriguing, but one wonders whether it would be possible to keep in service, since replacement parts might be unavailable. The standard 12 V generator remains the unit of choice, since it is reliable and supplies more than enough current for 99% of users. And, yes, I know the alternator conversion advocates will disagree with me on this last statement, but I'm still going to stick with my opinion. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~