RPTR EXPERIENCES GENERATOR FAILURE NEAR ASHVILLE; NC; AND CONTINUES TO LAND AT BIRMINGHAM; AL; AT NIGHT.

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LOST GENERATOR NEAR ASHVILLE; NC. SHUT DOWN ALL ELECTRICAL EXCEPT LORAN AND XPONDER. CONTINUED TO BHM; AL (HOME BASE). CONTACTED BHM APCH AND ADVISED OF SIT 25 MI FROM ARPT. BHM ISSUED SQUAWK CODE AND ASKED IF I NEEDED ANY ASSISTANCE. I TOLD THEM 'NO'; THAT EVERYTHING WAS UNDER CTL. SECOND CTLR CAME ON AND TOLD ME TO TURN THE XPONDER OFF BECAUSE OF SIT (TO CONSERVE BATTERY). SWITCHED TO TWR; CLRED TO LAND; ADVISED THAT EMER EQUIP WAS BEING DISPERSED. WAITED TILL APPROX 25 FT ABOVE RWY TO TURN 1 LNDG LIGHT ON. AS SOON AS TOUCHDOWN; LNDG LIGHT OFF; TAXIED TO RAMP; NO LIGHTS. FOLLOWED TO RAMP BY 'PARADE' OF EMER VEHICLES. HELP AND CONCERN MOST APPRECIATED. NOT SURE SIT REQUIRED THE AMOUNT OF COMMOTION CAUSED BY EMER PROCS. NO COMPLAINTS. EVERYONE VERY HELPFUL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A 1959 BEECH 35 BONANZA. THE GENERATOR WAS A REBUILT THAT HAD RECENTLY BEEN INSTALLED AND WAS FLAWED. FORTUNATELY; THE BATTERY WAS NEW AND THE RPTR WAS WATCHING THE GAUGES AND SAW THE DISCHARGE OCCURRING.