Re: Gener-Nator or Powergen alternator reports?

Posted by HH56 On 2011/12/1 22:21:59

I wonder how popular these items are. Many places are selling the PowerGEN yet I only found about 3 replies on some GM forums where someone asked the same question whether anyone had them. Those 3 were satisfied though so maybe there are no squeaky wheels and no reason for discussion.

The negative comments I found were all about the price of the Gener-nator conversion. Most questioned why it was double the price for less capacity than the PowerGEN and was it worth it. Other than Jay Leno's video's and the post here, no one mentioned having one that I could find.

Only advantage I could see for the Gener-nator would be visual authenticity. The capacity certainly isn't that much more and I wonder aside from looks if it would be that much better than your 35-40 amp generator or the cheaper alternator to justify the cost.

The PowerGen looks would probably pass in a later or postwar Packard and hardly be noticed but certainly not in the elderly ones or if you are a stickler.

Just out of curiosity --other than when idling or stopped-- is your amp meter showing a decent to high scale charge rate or fast recovery or is it staying at a low rate when you notice the dimming or volume problem?