[6pack] alternator woes

[oliver]

hi, all.

hope you had a great thanksgiving!  ours was full of football!

anyway, back to the issue at hand.

1972 tr6

rebuilt alternator put on within the last couple of years.  clearly went out,
replaced it with a spare which poofed in about 5 minutes.  a little smoke.

figured it was the alternator (both of them), and bought a bosch.  put it in
and it melted the insulation on the brown wire inside the harness.

whoops.

car seems fine with no alternator, although that's a very short term solution
<grin>

anyone want to hazard a guess?  suggest what to check?

many thanks in advance . . .