Recently, the alternator went bad, and being a 75-year-old guy who thinks he can do most everything, I installed a rebuilt ...

Production cars began using alternators in the 1960s. As part of the electrical system, alternators made it possible for cars to use higher voltage, and led the way to the modern car charging system.

If it’s less than 14 volts, there’s a nut on the alternator’s B+ terminal that connects to a thick wire that transfers the ...