The endless game of swapping one garbage parts store alternator for yet another has run its course with me. Alternator on the Van died this morning on the way to work. Stopped at Walmart and grabbed a new battery since I knew it wasn't going to have enough juice to restart this afternoon and get me home. Ordered a powermaster 7509 from summit along with a proper voltage gauge.

The last two units had a break in the windings, this current one is less than 6 months 'old' and I suspect it will be much the same. There is only so much you 'rebuild' on the same core that has been 'rebuilt' probably a dozen times already.