why would the top power wire to the alternator be smoking???

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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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Default why would the top power wire to the alternator be smoking???

i started my car today and was leting it run to check the enginebay bc i havnt started my car in a while, after leting it run for like 10mins i looked under the hood and i seen a lil white smoke coming from the upper wire going to the alternator, i seen thier was black electrical tape on it and it was melting. so i shut down the engine and took the tape off and then started it again. i seen a llil smoke again not as bad. what could be the prob? i have a volts meter guage and its reading fine about 13.5-14.00 thats normal so alternator should be fine? and i dont see nothing dripped on the alternator.. so i wonder if anyone else had this prob? please help out thanks in advanced hondatech members.
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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Default Re: why would the top power wire to the alternator be smoking??? (superhatchbackbros)

thats is a know issue on our cars i've seen it happen from time to time
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 07:22 PM
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so no one knows what it is? if its a known issue dont u think someone would have wrote a post about the problem? i cant find anything.
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