High Output Alternator for Transit Buses and Coach Buses

With any public or private transportation, including city buses and coach buses, safety always comes first. Big machines traveling at high speeds can be deadly. Good, we all agree. And now that we have #1 down, we want to talk about #2. Reliability.

The reliable choice for coaches and other transit buses is available right here.

A bus, in whatever role, needs to be reliable, with limited long term financial liability to the owner and/or operator. We now carry a 24 volt, 450 amp Penntex alternator designed as a superior, reliable drop-in replacement for the Delco 50DN and Delstar alternators.

Why is it superior?

It’s superior because:

  1. It is air cooled and includes the oil capping kit if replacing an oil-cooled alternator.
  2. It is much more economical than the alternators it replaces.
  3. It uses the same external regulator as the alternators it replaces, and the same cradle mount as most buses.

But maybe most importantly, it’s superior because it comfortably meets the amperage requirements many other alternators do not. As more electrical accessories are added to buses, amperage requirements creep up. Over the years, alternators become unable to meet the increasingly volumous amperage requirements placed on them.

Get your PX-833 Penntex 450 amp alternator here.

A 350 amp alternator may have performed well in 2008, but likely falls short of your requirements today.

What happens when the alternator is short on amps?

If you’re short on amps, the bus starts to draw from the battery, and the battery is only supposed to get the bus started. It’s not there to supply the ongoing power needs of the vehicle. And then it becomes a cycle. The battery tries to pick up the alternator’s slack, and depletes, then the alternator tries to pick up the battery’s slack, and wears out. So do yourself a favour. Replace all your old bus alternators with one you know can handle the load and ease the pressure on all other electrical components. Call today to get a quote on your Penntex PX-833 450amp, 24 volt, air cooled, brushless alternators.