"David Lesher" wrote in message
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And I always pull the battery ground before I swap an alternator or
such. Then, when I drop the wrench or such; that precaution cuts
down on the "sparky-do's" as an old cow orker used to called it.

'splain, Lucy, how you get sparky-do's with the master off and tagged?
Especially if you are working by yourself.



I've no doubt it's now a Terrorist Act to take an aircraft alternator
to an autoparts store for testing

I did NOT say take it to an autoparts store; please don't put words in my
mouth. I said take it to a shop that specializes in automobile battery
electrical systems. They are as far removed from an Autozone hamhand as a
filet mignon is from a mcburger.



; but if it were from an airboat,
[YES, that's it, an IO-540 in an airboat....] then you might go that
route. The trouble is, will Al Autozone know how to hook up an
alternator sans regulator?

Probably not, but an automotive electric system specialist will...(s)he had
to work on them 30 years ago and the test jig is still on the back shelf for
Old Man Waverley's Studebaker that he brings in every 10 years or so.

Jim