rebuilt alternator

[PyRo]

ok thanks, im about to put it back in now. One more
question, when i took the alternator out it had a
plastic cover with a snorkel leading to the front (
possibly for the hot air to leave the alternator or
for cool air to reach it) do i need to put this piece
back on?
--- alan cordeiro <alancordeiro at comcast.net> wrote:

> That is not a resistor but a capacitor, reduces
> the "alternator whine" to a small extent and also
> helps protect the electronics from voltage spikes.
> 
> If you can easily add it back on, go ahead and
> do it, will give you an extra margin of protection,
> and not do any harm,
> 
> Alan
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "PyRo" <pyro_10314 at yahoo.com>
> To: <200q20v at audifans.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 12:59 PM
> Subject: rebuilt alternator
> 
> 
> > Just got my alternator back from being rebuilt. I
> > noticed on the back of it that there is now a clip
> for
> > a resistor. The one I took out did not have one. I
> > have an old 110 amp in my garage with a resistor
> on
> > it. I asked the alternator place if i needed one
> and
> > they said not really. What does the resistor do
> and
> > should i put the one from my old alt onto my
> rebuilt
> > one. They are both 110 amp. 
> > 
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