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@chad did you have a chance to look for the window? Are you keen on selling?

@naskeet Any idea where one would find the 10mm male and female fastening studs?

If I had to buy a new one (the bus needs to be reliable for the six hour journey to Glastonbury), is it wise to get the 70amp version or will it likely be a lot larger?

There are no part numbers on the brush ‘module’ and I’m not keen on removing the whole alternator until I have to. Double annoying; the brushes are part of the whole module and non-removable. You need the complete unit.

Can not find a spare. There is no part number on the bit I removed.

And now my stereo is showing charging via the split relay. This is what set me off in the first place. I ran a pencil rubber around the inside of the alternator and some wire wool on the graphite prongs. Looks as though I need a new bit (please not a new alternator!)

With everything on; lights, wipers on full and hazards, I get 13.8 v output from the alt’. Seems ok considering the above photo.

No I’ve not. I jumped ahead and pulled out the contacts. One is a lot shorter which is odd. This is a hella. Does anyone know of spares?

Sorry, I don’t know if it’s internal or external. I guess it’s internal as I’ve not seen a regulator while going over the bus. Also worth noting that the charging light goes out once the engine is running.

I might add, the clock runs 24/7 and the engine still turns and starts on a dime.

Altinator. I drove it all day yesterday and the main battery is still showing 12.8v across the terminals without the engine on.

When I rev the engine to about 2000rpm, it goes to 12.9 ish.

I noticed that my stereo that is powered off the leisure battery wasn’t charging as I can see the voltage reading on the radio. I thought this might be a problem with the split charge relay, but after checking the output of my alternator, it’s only putting out 12.8 V when I put the multimeter...

Fuchs are two a penny in the vw world but I never see any vw’s around here so they’re unique enough for me. The Cosmics were tired and one was dented so needed to be replaced.

More inspiration! I got these today, but one hinge is missing. A great start to the project.

First camp

New wheels to keep the thread going.

I found someone on eBay selling one for £80. I’m going to chop it about to make it more like the original and have my engineering friend make up the pillow support bar.

I’m in Bushey, near Watford. I’ve used a company called shiply for picking up and delivering fragile bits. Bubble wrap and cardboard and some fragile tape would do I’d imagine

The above drawing is amazing!