Well that'd do it. :D
Right now I doubt the alternator is bad.
Most likely your charging went nuts due to the charge not having a solid place to go.
I would start by fixing that Fusible link situation and go from there.
BTW, I ripped that link out of my car the first day I had it, and replaced it with a 30 amp self resetting circuit breaker.
Something designed to burn up under the hood just didn't sit right with me.:D
I have not had one problem with the 30 amp breaker, but some disagree with using them in place of the link.
