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Old 06-27-2019, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by andrewwynn View Post
You can use a bit of silicone to hold the cap back on if you break the retaining tab to do a retrofit.

I noticed that only one slip ring gets significant wear so I'm thinking of pulling wife's alternator and reworking the copper bus bars to reverse the armature polarity. Swap the brushes for like $6 and double the lifespan.
I have no idea what the above means... but we need to add the caption "MacGyver" under your forum username.
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