good alternator shop

[jg2003]

need help fellow tsikoteers,

i am planning to have my alternator changed this saturday with a higher amp rating. i noticed lately na nag-didim yung lights ko whenever i turn on the stereo at night and mahina charging niya sa battery ko (the guys at the motolite shop i visited confirmed this). san kaya merong ok na shop na nagbebenta at nag-iinstall ng surplus na alternator? me mairerecommend ba kayo mga pare?

thanks.

[OTEP]

Kung jologs ka like me, ok na siguro sa alternator shop ni Mang Anselmo sa may Pantranco sa Roosevelt (near Quezon Ave.).

Kung medyo sosi, ok din kay Tower of David sa Espana. Kaso namahalan ako sa quotation nila for aircon service.

Ang Wizzards Tomas Morato may alternators din. Duda ko lang mahal na. Pero ok ang personell.

Si Afrasay yata nag-DIY sila ng mechanic-cousin niya. Ginamit nila hi-cap alternator ng Hyundai.

[Ungas]

Why not go for a second opinion, baka po sign lang yan ng mahinang battery?

[garyq]

ano ba yung ride mo? meron mga considerations kasi yan. Baka nga mahina lang battery o dapat paltan. Have a battery shop (2 or 3) check kung nagcha-charge pa yung alternator mo. Kung hindi na all the shops will show you this. Kung nag cha-charge pa then look kung ilan volts pa pumapasok sa battery mo. Pag mahina na then they will have to overhaul your alternator. Sa Rey's sa Tuazon(Marikina) 450 ang labor then you have to pay for the carbon brushes and bearings (which is better to replace). Di kasama dyan kung sira yung mga rectifiers coz alternators produce AC current and the rectifiers convert this to DC. How many amps ba yung alternator mo? The other day I asked, yung 85 amps nila is around 6800. But that's for an alternator with the pump sa likod. Kung gas ang rig mo then normally walang pump sa likod. HTH!

[frt]

Rey Electrical sa Marikina ok din.

[wildthing]

i would second Ungas opinion....i think there is no such thing na hihina ang alternator mo when it was doing well before.....UNLESS you have added a lot of power consuming devices na hindi naman installed sa oto mo before...example dating walang power windows...tapos pinalagyan mo...o kaya ang sound set-up mo eh pang high-end na higop sa koryente.

It is also possible din na sira lang ang voltage regulator (or VR IC kung modelo) kaya it doesn't seem to charge well.

O kaya, baka kulang lang sa body ground or naging loose na ang body ground ng battery mo.

Most alternator pag nasira would have about 2 major problems:

1) worn out brush - which is cheap to replace
2) worn out bearings and cause the rotor na sumayad at sumira ng coil or rotor - pagganito mas okay na magpalit.

I got my 90 Amp surplus alternator ng nissan altima for P600 about 3-4 years ago...I used it to replace a 40 Amp stock alternator ng nissan sunny pick-up ng erpats ko. I believe the price range is still the same. And kung the same ang maker (like nissan to nissan), you have a good chance that the mounting brackets will fit the standard location. It is best to bring the old alternator when you buy a replacement. Also ask for a "warranty" to replace if it is faulty din.

[jg2003]

my ride is a corolla 96 gli a/t. i guess it's not the battery coz the last time na nagpalit ako ng battery is october 2003. cguro nga the alternator doesn't need to be replaced, repair lang kailangan. do u know of a shop within lp/makati/evangelista/pque (or even banawe?) from lp kc ako, layo kc ng marikina.

thanks!

[Ungas]

Hard to tell, some batteries do last upto 6months only. Which can be returend from where it was purchased and discount on your next purchase based on warranty.

Any additional electrical load that you have added recently? Upgrading headlight bulbs, sound system drain and etc. should be taken into consideration. You may need to upgrade your stock alternator to supply the current drain.

[odell]

wizzards sa may thomas..

[ese]

Matanong ko na rin po, meron bang bilihan ng mga brand new alternator sa Banaue? Sabi sa akin ng suki ko , wala naman daw brand new alternator sa Banaue, puros second hand lang. totoo ba ito? Sa casa ata meron , pero definitely mahal...