I'd get that alternator checked out ASAP. Really weird things can happen, and you could kill your new battery too if there is a problem.
Dave
For the past couple of months my battery and brake lights have been
> flickering. I assumed it was a short somewhere, but now I'm not sure.
> Yesterday, my car wouldn't start. I got a jump, but then the engine
> started hesitating, and then stalled. AAA came out, jumped it again,
> and I was going down the road to a tire/battery place, when it stalled
> again. After being towed there, I bought a new battery and it seems
> to be running fine now.
>
> So, if it is a short causing the lights to flicker, is there someplace
> in the wiring where this typically happens on a 95 maxima? Is it more
> likely to be the alternator? I can't find any correlation between
> when the light comes on and off-though they are mostly on now. I
> would think that if it were the alternator, it would come on and off
> as I accelerate and brake.
>
> Also, my car stalled out a few times in the last few months, usually
> sitting at a light. Could this have something to do with it?
>
> Thanks!
> Matt Wallenstein