I'm a Retired Auto Mechanic, from 78-06... For the first time ever - I finally know exactly HOW an Alternator works!! 😲 Sure, always knew the principles... But even by the late 70's, we just replaced them with new or reman... I remember one old timer in my early years who rebuilt them. Us "kids" thought he was NUTZ!! I wonder why they stopped teaching us these principles??? I'll bet NOW, Tech Training rarely ever leaves the LAPTOP. 😖😞 This stuff is amazing and invaluable! Thanks for sharing.
Wow, this helps a lot. I have a 1966 Ford Mustang that had the regulator replaced with a solid state “heavy duty” regulator. The idiot light never worked on the dash when the car was off to alert me that the alternator isn’t charging. I ordered a mechanical regulator, and everything works to spec now. Now I know how to adjust the contacts when the regulator needs service.
These videos are gold. None of that "take old part out, put new part in" crap we get today
Where ever you are getting these videos , I hope there are more! I love this sort of old training videos
Ya besides being helpful, they are enjoyable to watch
I'm a Retired Auto Mechanic, from 78-06...
For the first time ever - I finally know exactly HOW an Alternator works!! 😲
Sure, always knew the principles...
But even by the late 70's, we just replaced them with new or reman... I remember one old timer in my early years who rebuilt them.
Us "kids" thought he was NUTZ!!
I wonder why they stopped teaching us these principles??? I'll bet NOW, Tech Training rarely ever leaves the LAPTOP. 😖😞
This stuff is amazing and invaluable! Thanks for sharing.
It's one thing to understand a theory. To see the guts in action and in pieces is another.
Wow, this helps a lot. I have a 1966 Ford Mustang that had the regulator replaced with a solid state “heavy duty” regulator. The idiot light never worked on the dash when the car was off to alert me that the alternator isn’t charging. I ordered a mechanical regulator, and everything works to spec now. Now I know how to adjust the contacts when the regulator needs service.
yes. years over and still handy
Other today's solid state electronics for a lot of the guts like the regulator, still works much the same way as back in the day.