Originally Posted by
jagema
Having had to come to grips with, diagnose, and repair alternator faults in both a 35yo Toyota Landcruiser (utterly conventional for its time, mechanical external regulator, six power diodes, no exciter diodes, very similar to the 172) and a 60yo Vespa (forget everything you thought you knew, this is regulated AC, no diodes at all, no battery) in the last few weeks, I've got to say that that interactive wiring diagram is brilliant. I've forwarded the link to several automotively inclined friends as an example of what is possible.