[Roadsters] Mitty Bad News

Tue May 6 22:25:30 MDT 2008

I'd say the glass is 1/2 full because you didn't fry your whole 
harness! Wow, most people don't get away with that much....you be 
lucky.LOL

Linda

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary McCormick <gkmcc at sbcglobal.net>
To: Matthew A. Smith <matthews517 at earthlink.net>
Cc: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Sent: Tue, 6 May 2008 9:06 pm
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Mitty Bad News

5 alternators in a year... ?

Good that you figured out that the wiring thing was the root of your
problem, but have you ever heard the famous definition of insanity?
Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different
result...  ;^)

Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA

Matthew A. Smith wrote:

>Thanks for the GHF perspective Jon,
>
>Now the glass is nearly > full, since I ALSO figured out why Im on my 
5th
>10SI alternator in a little over a year. There are two ways to wire 
these
>things. Heres a hint. Dont wire it BOTH ways. It turns out 
electricity
>doesnt like to go in two directions on the same wire. It tends to 
burn up
>diodes and voltage regulators REALLY FAST! My volt meter needle no 
longer
>waves at me after about 100 miles of installing a new alt. Ill miss 
the
>little fella. Another plus is that I can now swap alternators in my 
car in
>about 1 = minutes if necessary. A real advantage for the Mechanic on 
the
>go!.
>
>So, anyone have the dates for next years Mitty yet? :-)
>
>I have one more day of vacation left. Im heading to North Carolina in 
a few
>minutes. Guna go run the Tail of the Dragon a few times.
>
>Matt Smith
>
>
>Definitely a bummer that it happened but from a "glass is half full"
>perspective it was a good thing you were paying attention so it didn't 
get
>worse.
>
>Jon Frampton
>Huntington Beach
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