Stock 60 amp alternator Failure

[uscgmatt]

My alternator quit about a month ago. I finally got around to replacing it thursday. Still no charge. Today I took the old one apart, when I did I expected the regulator to be shot. But one of negative stator wires was melted, and the stud it was soldiered to was broken. Has this happened to anyone else. Attached are some pics. The regulator was still good so I put it on the replacement alt and it started charging. Hopefully it will last awhile.

Matt

 

[Crackerjax]

i had mine catch fire driving down the highway.....well atleast you found the problem.....good deal

 

[atankersdad]

I have one right now being looked at to see if it can be fixed. Looks great on the outside, but identical to yours inside...

 

[rideni]

did you take it to the auto electric shop in parkville at 147 and joppa?

 

[atankersdad]

did you take it to the auto electric shop in parkville at 147 and joppa?

I took it the Glen Burnie Carberator. I am not sure about the guy in Parkville.

 

[rideni]

Thats probably for the best I went in there once looking for a 150 amp 12vdc circuit breaker(rear battery) and they told me no such thing existed