> Except for the alternators using the new breed of voltage regulator chip
> which has an input (switched power) that will shut down the alternator.
> These chips also monitor the AC alternator output and will switch
> the field
> off if the frequency drops to zero (engine stopped).
>
> It is possible that the poster has just such an alternator/regulator
> combination and Michael might be right.
Could well be. I'd never even heard of such alternators (never owned a car
newer than the 95 I bought this year).
If that's the case, then the resistor doesn't belong either.
Randall
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