The Problem
Transit and municipal fleet maintenance teams nationwide face a major, ongoing challenge dealing with failed and damaged high-output alternator cores. Manufacturers often supply insufficient technical information on how to remanufacture these specialized units reliably and efficiently. This systemic lack of reliable guidance leads to frustratingly high rates of post-installation failures, expensive replacement costs, and growing stockpiles of unusable, obsolete cores.
The Solution
KIRKS focuses on empowering internal fleet maintenance teams with the knowledge, proprietary tools, and equipment necessary to achieve reliable remanufacturing success
in-house.
- KIRKS TRANSIT-TECH 6000 Test Stand: KIRKS developed this proprietary equipment to allow mechanics to test high-output alternators and regulators thoroughly under load before they are re-installed on a bus or vehicle.
- Approved Equal Quality: Our comprehensive program ensures that every alternator remanufactured using KIRKS processes and tools meets an Approved Equal quality standard, providing maintenance teams with the confidence of a guarantee comparable to, or exceeding, OEM specifications.
- KIRKS TOOLBOX Training and Tools: We deploy specialized, proprietary tools and provide comprehensive TOOLBOX training to equip maintenance teams with the precise, step-by-step technical know-how required to remanufacture complex, high-amperage alternators efficiently and confidently.
The Result
By combining specialized training, proprietary tools, and rigorous load testing, KIRKS fundamentally improves the remanufacturing process for transit fleets.
The TRANSIT-TECH 6000 Test Stand provides a certified platform for testing high-output alternators up to 600 amps at 5000 RPM under a full operational load. This rigorous pre-installation testing eliminates the cost and frustration of installing a heavy alternator only to discover a lingering fault that causes immediate downtime.
KIRKS currently supports maintenance teams at over 40 transit authorities around the country, including major systems like SEPTA, Cleveland RTA, and San Francisco MTA, where test stands have been installed and training provided. These professional maintenance teams are now equipped to confidently install their remanufactured alternators with less operational waste, greater efficiency, and the peace of mind that their critical fleet equipment has been tested and certified for peak performance.