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Why would anyone want to use anything other than a Delco alternator for a conversion????

"why convert to 12V? these cars operated fine on the original 6V systems. Can't you just add a second 6V battery in series to power needed 12V accessories as worse case?"

in my case it made sense since I had to replace all the wiring, bulbs, battery, etc so why not just go to the modern standard. No economic benefit to restore a '52 200 to factory new standards, I like my new fuse box, and I felt that WHEN it quits on me somewhere I might as well have an easy time jump-starting it. That's my choice and I'm happy with what I have ended up with, no slight is meant at all to those of you who wish to keep things original and I respect that choice as well.

Excellent post HA52.

A possible research topic for hitting 6v starters with 12v and/or conversions:

IF any of the COMMERCIAL or Industrial built Packards were built as 12v then what did Packard do for starter motors.

IF any of the COMMERCIAL or Industrial built Packards were built as 12v then what did Packard do for starter motors.

In addition to commercial and marine Packards which were generally available in 12-volt as well as 6-volt, for many years (especially prewar) Packard automobiles built for the export market were available in 12-volt. The parts books identify the 12-volt components which of course included the starter motors.

Re your earlier question asking why anyone would possibly use anything other than a Delco alternator, the Motorola units and especially the very high output units were superb units.