[Spridgets] How can you kill an alternator

[WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com]

I rebuilt a Lucas ACR alternator with a new slip ring,diode pack etc and it 
 was never that fantastic.  I figure that over time unless the windings are 
 replaced in the alternator the output wouldn't match a new one.  It' also  
the case that reconditioned can sometimes mean a fresh coat of paint to 
some  companies.  At Sprite Rush 98 (?) when Frank Clarici had the Green Sprite 
 it had a really neat small alternator on it.  Back in the UK I sourced  
something similar because it weighed less and looked better than the Lucas  
ACR.
 
 
In a message dated 02/02/2015 22:12:19 GMT Standard Time,  
spridgets at autox.team.net writes:

I'm just  trying to rule out possibilities on how I'm killing so many 
alternators.   They fail slowly.  Gradually requiring more and more rpms before 
they  start charging and eventually they quit charging regardless on rpms.  
I'm  on my fourth "rebuilt" Lucas unit from a major chain autoparts  store.
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