Generator shop
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Drifting
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Toronto Ontario
Generator shop
can anyone give the name of a shop that specializes in generator repair, in the GTA.
i have a 1950's Coast-Guard motor launch with a 327 marine engine , with a generator, which also runs the water pump
i suspect the generator may need a set of new brushes...worse case scenareo it may need to be re-wound (hope not)
i don't want to remove generator until end of season because it has to stay in place to run the water pump
in the fall i could ask a shop to take their time & repair it by the next spring
Pete.
i have a 1950's Coast-Guard motor launch with a 327 marine engine , with a generator, which also runs the water pump
i suspect the generator may need a set of new brushes...worse case scenareo it may need to be re-wound (hope not)
i don't want to remove generator until end of season because it has to stay in place to run the water pump
in the fall i could ask a shop to take their time & repair it by the next spring
Pete.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,044
Likes: 210
From: Toronto ON
Pete, this guy is amazing and very fair:
See Paul at
Good Price Alternator And Starter Ltd
23 Westmore Dr, Etobicoke, ON M9V 3Y7
(416) 745-6614
He's a bit away from you at Hwy 27 and Albion but this gentleman has done stuff for me and other boaters on starters, alternators and generators. He's super "old school" knowlegable but also has a lot of modern (and some big) industrial electric motors, generators etc. in his impeccable shop.
See Paul at
Good Price Alternator And Starter Ltd
23 Westmore Dr, Etobicoke, ON M9V 3Y7
(416) 745-6614
He's a bit away from you at Hwy 27 and Albion but this gentleman has done stuff for me and other boaters on starters, alternators and generators. He's super "old school" knowlegable but also has a lot of modern (and some big) industrial electric motors, generators etc. in his impeccable shop.
Pro
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 545
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From: Calgary Alberta
Get yourself a commutator stone and clean the slip rings. Build up of dirt or oxidization will cause the generator to fail to start or perform well. Try that before spending money on service.
Generators were one of my responsibilities in the army and since. I've had a few come to life just by doing that. Usually I pull the brushes then run the engine while applying a little pressure with the commutator stone.
Generators were one of my responsibilities in the army and since. I've had a few come to life just by doing that. Usually I pull the brushes then run the engine while applying a little pressure with the commutator stone.
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 4,057
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From: BC
Get yourself a commutator stone and clean the slip rings. Build up of dirt or oxidization will cause the generator to fail to start or perform well. Try that before spending money on service.
Generators were one of my responsibilities in the army and since. I've had a few come to life just by doing that. Usually I pull the brushes then run the engine while applying a little pressure with the commutator stone.
Generators were one of my responsibilities in the army and since. I've had a few come to life just by doing that. Usually I pull the brushes then run the engine while applying a little pressure with the commutator stone.
Very good advice. Especially on a boat where oxidization is 24/7.Nice old boat.
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