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    What goes out on alternators?

    My alternator is starting to give out imo.I have 13.8 volts at idle,but drops below that on my instrument cluster when I turn the ac on.Its not the battery.So what
    starts going out,rectifier,regulator or ?.Im thinking of rebuliding one.

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    I always assumed it was the brushes kinda like electrical motors, but not really sure.

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    The rectifier diodes as well.

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    Voltage regulator which ,I believe,has been built into altenators for many years now.After car runs for 5-7 minutes,you should read 13-16 volts at battery terminals.If you turn on stuff and it falls below that, my guess is alt.BUT, I would have it checked first before buying new.Autozone and the others do this for free.If you have added a lot of extra electrical stuff to your car you may exeed output of altenator also.
    Also does it drop with heater blower on, not A/C? How about headlights?Should check that as maybe you have an A/C problem?

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    I remember buying brush kits and rebuilding alternators when I was in high school. I rebuilt more than one. I haven't rebuilt one in many years though.

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