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What is the most common problem with the 200A NIEHOFF alternator?

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When these fail what is the most common issue?, open windings, diodes, brushes, regulator???
 

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The answer seems to be the regulator much more often than the alternator itself
 

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Yes I know, does not mean they would be immune to failure, they have diodes inside and windings that could fail, but apparently it is usually the regulator
 
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