Re: [omc-boats] Anyone running battery switches, isolators, or combiners?

Yup, they sure are nice. My alternator died a few years ago and I found
parts were pretty much impossible to come by. At least that goes for the
rotor I needed to make mine functional again, but you might have better luck
finding brushes. I bought one of the new alternators with an integrated
voltage regulator and so far it has worked just fine and it was a whole lot
cheaper than the prices I was hearing if I could find any NOS
alternators/parts.

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From: <lib1@...>
To: <omc-boats@...>
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: [omc-boats] Anyone running battery switches, isolators, or
combiners?

> HI Andy. Yeah, I've got one of those portable jobs too. You're right they
> are much better for doing a jumpstart than another vehicle, especially in
> the boat.
> I used mine once last year, to jumpstart the boat (*styill on the trailer)
> with great results.
>
> Speaking of the under-dash cutoff switch ---- JEGO
> (Johnson-Evinrude-Gale-OMC) didn't fit those on their E-J boats until the
> 1967 line. So, I added one this winter on my 66 Sportsman. It came with a
> spare removable key. I then re-wired the bilge pump with a float switch
and
> put in a SPDT switch so I have (On)-OFF-AUTO operation. I can leave it
> overnight at the dock in AUTO and still switch off the master cutoff.
>
> Anybody, ever recall replacing the brushes on the Prestolite ALK
alternator?
> It looks easy enough to do. I'm going to try and find a spare set of
> brushes, just in case. I figured a dual battery setup would give a couple
> hours of engine running time should an alternator or regular ever fail.
>
> Lee
> Salt Lake City
>
>
>
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