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Here is a good description of how the alternator does its thing:

http://www.oldengine.org/unfaq/10si.htm

I found it interesting that the writer makes this comment:

"High output aside, don't...

WE may have Girarffelephant here - or a Hippogator. The Hippogator is a mythical beast with a head on both ends. That makes him really mean ...

I need to scratch my head a bit ...

Does the...

We can handle sideways and upside down. If you're up under the dash, it's upside down anyway.

You seem to have a basic 12-volt conversion.

I'd bet the original generator was swapped for an alternator with an internal regulator, so you don't need the original three-terminal voltage...

If you're being owned by a Jeep (they own you - not vice versa), I'd suggest you go ahead and buy the shop manual for it. You will find answers to questions in the Manual that you didn't know you...