Interesting problem. I've had my alternator out twice now, so I thought I'd do a little digging into this as well.

One group with the same problem is people doing Electric Vehicle (EV) conversions to their cars.

Check out these links:
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/vines/5565/powrbrak.html
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/4214/links.html#EV%20Parts


1991 Mitsubishi Pajero XP TD LWB family hauler.