Deat Battery and Alternator's

[Todd Phenneger]

Heya guys (and maybe a girl or two) :-)
  My brand spankin new battery is DEAD right now.  And my
voltage drain when parked is only about 15 ma if memory serves. 
I'll double check.  So why is it going dead.  Heres my Theory...
  My Alt doesn't kick on untill I rev it up to 2,500 RPM.  Oh,
car is a 4kq.  Stock Alt did this, so I put the one from the
ur-q in.  Same thing.  Both are 90a units.  also, at Idle my
Voltage gauge drops from about 13.5 - 14 volts down to about 12.
 Radiator fan sounds slower, lights dim a bit.  Shouldnt the Alt
be able to maintain 14v at idle???  
  So with my Euro Lights and most stop and go driving is my
battery just getting drained over time?  Whats up?
  If I need a new Alt...what are my options.  I'm seriously
considering buying Avi Meron's 130a  14.8v unit.  But $200 is a
lot of money.  I could re-build it for much cheaper myself
couldn't I?  Whats involved in a stock re-build.  I probably
should get the 130a unit as I have 400w of lights (200w on low
beam) and a decent amp running the Stereo so I probably need the
big unit.  But, just thought I'd look at my options. 
  Thanks
     TOdd

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