Date:         Mon, 6 Nov 2000 19:32:31 -0500
Reply-To:     John Koloski <koloski@TOAD.NET>
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From:         John Koloski <koloski@TOAD.NET>
Subject:      Fw: Capacitors on Alternator
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> There are two capacitors on the outside of my 90 amp alternator. One is
> connected to the D+  terminal and grounds to the alternator case. It is
> labled 2.2 micro Farads, 110 Volts. The VW part number is 0 31 000 059.
> The other capacitor  is connected to a  1/4 inch spade terminal that
sticks
> out from inside the alternator. It also is grounded to the alternator
case.
> I can't read this one because it is broken in half.  It is labled ??2
micro
> Farads, 100 Volts. VW part number ???290800 perhaps ending in 036, I'm
not
> sure if those last three digits are part of the part number. The ?????
are
> what I can't read because it was on the half that broke off.  Does
anybody
> Know where I can get one of these capacitors, what the part number is, or
> what the capacitance is (micro Farads, uF) ?  Maybe I can get one in
Radio
> Shack.  I don't want to spend $160 on a rebuilt alternator if all it
really
> needs is a $2 capacitor.
>
>

>        Thanks,
>
>        John Koloski
>

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