3 days, 2 alternators, 1 rib and many vicodin!

[dazza]

...I think I figured out why it wasn't charging... PO camper wiring?!!

--The Good:
* Cleaned up the under dash wiring, including the back of the ignition switch which had (at some point over the years) slightly melted.
* Cleaned all the contacts on the cluster.
* Upgraded to the internal voltage regulator with a new alternator (much quieter now!)

--The Bad:
* While wrenching away at my alternator, the small step ladder I was standing on decided to run away, causing all my body weight to fall onto the fender, at which time I felt something pop out, then back in, near the bottom of my rib cage. Doc says I either fractured it or rotated it. stupid, stupid, stupid. ouch, ouch, ouch. vicodin, vicodin, vicodin. DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME... LEAVE IT TO US PROFESSIONALS!
* I found the part of the wiring for the winch comes from the thing pictured below and goes back to the bed of the truck where the wire was bare and shorted out. I think it is camper wiring, but it's big, like 8 or 10 gauge. Anyways, it seems to have taken this (pictured below) out.

What is this, a rectifier? Do you know where I can get one?

Thanks