12 Oct
2000
12 Oct
'00
3 p.m.
On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Tony Duell wrote:
Getting back to alternators, am I the only person who
fault-finds them to
component level rather than getting an exchange unit. Last time the
alternator failed, I pulled it to bits, replaced the regulator/brushbox
assembly (the real fault was worn-out brushes but nobody would sell me
just the brush) and stuck it back together....
New alternator (no exchange on this model) = \pounds 196 + tax
New regulator/brushes = \pounds 15.00 (and I know the alternator is
assembled properly...)
I used to be able to get (from the local Honda dealer) brushes, bearings,
and diodes!
But he also had a big pile of vrtually new alternators that he sold me for
$5 each that had been changed out in favor of a different one for dealer
installed Civic air-conditioning.
Those worked fine as replacements, as well as being plentiful enough to be
able to play around and experiment. I burned one up trying to power a
circular saw.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com