In a message dated 10/25/2007 3:06:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
mike.lafleur@sbcglobal.net writes:
In all the years, I have had automobiles with
internally regulated alternators, I have had a very few fail, but none ever
failed in a mode to generate high voltage (always lower voltage).
Certainly not to say it couldn't happen, but I feel comfortable with the
present arrangement.
YMMV
Ed
An alternator failure on my friends Bonanza got him a $300.00 estimate from
the mechanic to fix that one.
(Brushes) He said the brushes for a car alternator would not work at
altitude.
So he took the number for his Motorola to the NAPA store and got some low
altitude car brushes and fixed the thing himself for under $15.00. They have
only run for 6 years now, so he is not sure if the guy was right or not.
Lynn E. Hanover