C182 PLT ENCOUNTERS SEVERE TURB WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING ELECTRICAL PROBS AND DIVERTS.

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IFR FLT PLAN AT 9000 FT NEEDED TO TURN 25 DEGS L FOR WX. ATC APPROVED REQUEST. THE CONDITIONS WERE VMC; THE WX WAS A SEVERE BUILDUP. ON THE VECTOR; MY RADIO XMISSIONS WERE NOT GETTING TO ATC. I STARTED TO CHK POTENTIAL PROBS AND DISCOVERED THE ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OUT. I RAN THE EMER PROC CHKLIST AND GOT THE ALTERNATOR ON LINE AGAIN. DURING THIS TIME I ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB AND COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALT. I DECLARED AN EMER AND SQUAWKED 7700 AND STATED INTENTIONS ON 121.50. I WASN'T SURE IF THE RADIO CALLS WERE HEARD; BUT FIGURED THE SQUAWK WOULD BE SEEN. I REMAINED IN VMC AND DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST ARPT. I FINALLY RESTORED ENOUGH BATTERY PWR TO MAKE A XMISSION TO ATC WHICH HANDED ME OFF TO TWR. THE TWR ASKED IF I WAS STILL IN AN EMER SIT; AND I SAID NO. I THEN WAS ASKED TO SQUAWK 1200. I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS GIVEN A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL. I TALKED TO THE CTR MGR AND HE SAID I DID THE CORRECT THING AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS OK. THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIP WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN TALK TIME TO A MINIMUM.