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You've heard of a Generator and You've heard of an Alternator, but have you heard of a "GENERNATOR"
I purchased one from BUGEYE GUY and it is the answer to all my problems.
The Tach Drive Generators I have used in my Bugeye have never been very reliable and have broken down at the most inopportune moments.
Many people told me to just switch to an Alternator and I would not have that problem any more, but I was reluctant to do that because none of the recommended Alternators came with a Tach Drive to drive my Tachometer.
Well that all changed yesterday when I bought the GENERNATOR.
It is an Alternator inside what looks like a stock generator case and has a tach drive. It puts out 45 amps VS 22 amps and also comes with a Dummy Regulator with a fuse to protect the wiring.
It is easy to install and I can't wait to get it delivered. I also think it is reasonably priced.
I don't know of any other dealer that has this set up.
 
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I looked at that, but since it said nothing about it having the capability of driving the mechanical tach drive i passed on it.
 
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It says tach drive in the title.

Bottom line, there are a multitude of vendors that sell these. David's price is comparable to most others.
 

Rhodyspit75

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I have one on my Bugeye. Good luck with threading the tach drive on! I had a lot of problems.
 

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If the threads are not well formed on the tach drive, consider buying a couple of thread files. They are very handy for cleaning up slightly damaged or poorly formed male threads. I have a couple of the files which cover most common inch thread pitches.
 

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Have fitted them before. Work great on cars that have electric fans.
You should have told me you were looking at them instead of telling me what I have is not correct for your car!
 
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I never said it was not correct for my car. I said the one you offered me was not what I was looking for.
I started looking for something else after I looked at the pictures you sent me
 

SD Bugeye

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I gave up after exploding several tach drive boxes at 100 plus a piece
so poorly made turning them by hand they nearly skip a tooth.
i hand one that lasted not even an hour of operation.
so.. if you have an original you have a piece of unobtainium
then get the genornator
I had to go the RVI conversion it lasted a year ... later installed Spida electronic kit never looked back.
 
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