What's wrong with engineers now days?

I hear you. In 1977 my 1964 Polara's alternator quit charging. I had to replace the brushes which cost me 13 cents and required the use of a Philips head screw driver to replace them without moving the alternator. On the advice of my next door neighbor master mechanic, I opened the voltage regulator and refurbished the contact surfaces and adjusted the gap. Never had another problem with the charging system.