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I have been trying to find the amp rating on a new Delco regulator C645. Get lost on line with zero info. Incidently this is the first regulator I have seen that is labeled positive OR negative ground and with standard shorting instruction for polarizing the regulator, not the generator. Also is the condenser mounted on a generator strictly for radio noise suppression or does it also protect the regulator points?

The regulator current rating is not that important.As it is a 6 volt system 20 amps was the max to 1939 and 30 amp generators were used to 1949 when the rating increased to 40 amps.In use with a healthy electrical system full output is only required for a short period after starting out on the road. With a high output the battery voltage rises quickly and the current soon drops right down.The condenser was as you say only used for radio supression connected to the A terminal on the generator.

That is a 45 Amp regulator. Would be used on 1953 models and early 1954's. You can polarize the generator from the Volt. reg by jumping between the gen. and batt. terminals.
The condenser is for radio interference.