CATERPILLAR-GENERATOR

344-5081 is a Caterpillar generator (alternator) unit, supplying charging current to the battery and running electrical loads while the engine is turning. Output windings and brush assemblies inside this unit degrade with total running hours rather than calendar time, so equipment running long shifts wears through generators faster than the same model used intermittently. A generator on its way out typically shows as slowly dropping voltage under load before it fails to charge at all. Orange.net.za ships fast across South Africa.