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Thank you both! That was my suspicion. It was bad enough that I got the connection to the battery wrong, possibly doing damage but it pissed me off when the jerry rigged positive connector just fell apart! While I feel bad to have possibly toasted my alternator, I feel the trouble is partly due to the hack mechanic who cut off the factory positive connection in the first place. By the way, I found the light bulb socket from the right turn signal hanging out and, upon inspection could see it had gotten hot at some point since the back of the fixture was partly melted so apparently, there was an electrical issue of some kind that caused the mechanic to cut off the positive connector. Hopefully, when I find a suitable connector and hook it back up properly (I hate any temporary fix) I'll find the alternator still working but if not, I'll have to get a rebuilt alternator. I love this car and feel fortunate to have gotten it so, when I screw something up, I feel like a fool but to be sabotaged as well is adding insult to injury!