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Old 04-28-2004, 03:50 PM
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Originally posted by Hocrest
Autozone gave me a price of ~$185 for a rebuilt unit.

I ended up taking it to a local Automotive Electrical shop where they do nothing but rebuild Alts and DC electric motors. The case was glass beaded and dipped in solvent and the all the guts were replaced with new for $95.

If you can go without one for a few days that is the way to go i my opinion...
That is a great price. Even at reseller prices, a four pair rectifier / regulator is close to $60 alone

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