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  1. antennaclimber

    Capacitor on alternator

    Caps do dry out and go leaky. This will certainly cause issues of they are not good. I had to replace the caps on my alternators. The hash emanating from them rendered the HF and up into the lower portions of the VHF spectrum useless. New caps made a big difference but there was still one more...
  2. antennaclimber

    Capacitor on alternator

    Skinny is correct. The capacitor is there to suppress possible electrical noise or "hash" emanating from the alternator. The alternator will work with or without it. The capacitors inline with the wiper motor wires are there for the same reason.
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