That’s weird. I guess they just expected us to get used to the gen. light being on all the time their unit was working, which would likely require frequent bulb changes.
I don’t get why the 12V (-2) units are any different.  They must include some kind of relay circuit that breaks connection to the gen. light when powered.  Plus, would a relay circuit still provide the varying bulb brightness of the orig. OEM setup, that indicated power draw intensity?

6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

I have two 1955 Thunderbirds that I have put the Powermaster Power Gen alternator on.  They do make one with the terminal for the generator light, BUT there is a catch.  I have installed the 12 volt version on all 4 of my mid 50's vehicles and I absolutely love them!!   A few years ago I was at SEMA and I asked the representative if they made the 6 volt version with the generator light terminal.  He told me that I just needed to order one with the -2 at the end and it would have the terminal.  I finally got around to ordering the units and installing them and then I discovered a problem.  I installed the unit with a hot wire to the output terminal in the back, and the ground wire was also installed.  So far, so good.  Now I hooked up the generator light terminal and even though the alternator was charging, the generator light continued to illuminate.  I called their technical and got a few BS answers about how you can't connect the generator light wire from the alternator directly to the wire at the regulator that feeds the light.  After a few calls and having none of their supposed fixes work, I finally got someone who understood the problem.  Apparently they do not sell enough of these units to put an internal system in them to make them work like their 12 volt units.   They told me I had to buy and install a relay in the generator light circuit.  They then gave me the part number for the relay and instructions on how to wire it so that the light will work.  It is unfortunate that they did not include these instructions with the unit, since someone in their engineering and technical department knew that the normal wiring would not operate the light properly.  

6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

Have you polarized the generator after replacing the regulator?

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Just have to determine which electrical components differentiate between the T-Bird & passenger generators (aside from the end plates), and ID the part #

Do you have the GEN ID NO?

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It appears you solved the problem of a stuck cutout relay as you haven't reported seeing a spark when connecting or disconnecting the battery. However, the generator is not building up enough to close the cutout relay in the new regulator indicating issues within the gen. Is the vehicle's grounding connections good,tight and clean? Especially the grounding wire from the regulator to the generator? What would be the possibility of finding a shop or auto parts store with a generator/alternator test stand to test your generator? Or, open up the gen and have a look sniff and see, like nothing to loose doing that. A lot of good information on this thread that suggests an alternator conversion would be a good and reliable way to go. I would guess a 6 volt alternator would improve the electrical system in ways the 12 volt alternator did for the 12 volt cars, like producing charging current while the engine is idling just to name one. 



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6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

I’ve never used the powermaster alternators, but I’m on another site where they come up. They seem to work fine for the guys that buy them. Just the usual bitcxxing from the guys that don’t complaining about the price. 6 volts for flatheads most often, so they must be fine.

Call the tech line and ask about the gen light. I’ll bet it works too if wired properly.

miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ

I cannot vouch for that particular generator, but I've used a couple of Powermaster starters and was more than satisfied with both.  (Two Different vehicles).