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<blockquote data-quote="QtrHorse" data-source="post: 2175713" data-attributes="member: 567206">I agree with ngsm. Dom is a alternator builder and I&#039;ve read more than a few posts where someone stated that his alternators did not put out the correct amperage. It would be like a amplifier manufacture stating that his amp did not test high enough because everyone uses the incorrect method to test them and only his bench is the correct one.I had my 200 amp alternator built at a local shop ($215ish out the door). They&#039;re not just some little hole in the wall place either. They bench tested my alternator for me after building it and stated that it put out 211 amps. I then took it to Autozone and had them test it just to make sure. They stated it put out 208 amps, not much of a difference there. My autozone actually connects the lead to the charge cable coming off the alternator and they do have you hold the high RPM&#039;s for about a minute to get an acurate reading.I wouldn&#039;t think that there would be more than a 5% variance between the alternator manufacture and someone like Autozone testing them. It will give you a good idea to what the alternator is putting out. If there is a 15% or greater difference, then I would be concerned and contact the alternator manufacture. I guess if you call Dom, he&#039;s just going to say they tested it wrong. Does anyone know what Dom&#039;s recall percentage is? Another thing you have to look at, I&#039;m sure he makes a ton of alternators and maybe his failure rate is only around 5%, which is acceptable.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="QtrHorse, post: 2175713, member: 567206"] I agree with ngsm. Dom is a alternator builder and I've read more than a few posts where someone stated that his alternators did not put out the correct amperage. It would be like a amplifier manufacture stating that his amp did not test high enough because everyone uses the incorrect method to test them and only his bench is the correct one. I had my 200 amp alternator built at a local shop ($215ish out the door). They're not just some little hole in the wall place either. They bench tested my alternator for me after building it and stated that it put out 211 amps. I then took it to Autozone and had them test it just to make sure. They stated it put out 208 amps, not much of a difference there. My autozone actually connects the lead to the charge cable coming off the alternator and they do have you hold the high RPM's for about a minute to get an acurate reading. I wouldn't think that there would be more than a 5% variance between the alternator manufacture and someone like Autozone testing them. It will give you a good idea to what the alternator is putting out. If there is a 15% or greater difference, then I would be concerned and contact the alternator manufacture. I guess if you call Dom, he's just going to say they tested it wrong. Does anyone know what Dom's recall percentage is? Another thing you have to look at, I'm sure he makes a ton of alternators and maybe his failure rate is only around 5%, which is acceptable. [/QUOTE]

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