You are right that alternators are commonly replaced because their bearings, brushes, or slip rings wear out. Those are all ...
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How to Test an Alternator
(More sophisticated testing equipment is needed to detect an open or shorted alternator diode.) If you connect the meter ...
But the other common problem is that the diode bridge burns up. The alternator has to have a way to convert alternating current into direct current. And it does that by running the alternating ...