[Roadsters] Mitty Bad News

[John F Sandhoff]

REgarding a dead alternator, the question arose:
> Now - repair original or one-wire... That is the question....

Is you car taxing the original alternator (added lights, big stereo,
whatever)? Do you have other problems (bad wiring, flaky
regulator)? If you have a stock setup, with good wiring and no
special needs, then a set of brushes in the existing alternator
and you're likely ready to go. A one-wire means easier to get a
replacement on the road, it bypasses bad wiring, it gives more
power BUT requires bypassing the ammeter so now you don't know
when that new alt goes south :-)

Yes, yes, there's ways around that. Use a shunt and have the
ammeter pass part of the load. Or use a two-wire and add the idiot
light circuit. But doing it right requires wiring changes. Doing it
wrong risks burning down the car.

-- John
     John F Sandhoff   sandhoff at csus.edu   Sacramento, CA