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How do I wire an alternator
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<blockquote data-quote="Howard" data-source="post: 27761" data-attributes="member: 271"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Help! Can anyone tell me how to wire an alternator? </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I converted back to a dynamo 2 years ago, and I need more power for the winter, I’m forever watching the ammeter when the lights are on - the charging system just isn’t man enough with electronic ignition and a decent headlight bulb.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I have a 30 Amp alternator from a Case tractor and a regulator that I fitted many moons ago and gave good service, I only went back to dynamo because it didn’t look right. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Now try as I may I can’t remember with any certainty where the wires go, and there’s only 2 on the alternator and 3 on the regulator!!!!!</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The alternator has “+” and “Ex”</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The regulator has “D+” “D-“ and “DF”</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I’m guessing alternator body earthed (-ve) and “+” goes to battery via ammeter.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Now something tells me the “Ex” is for excitation to make the alternator charge and needs a feed from the regulator …”DF” perchance ?? And I think D+ and D- are connected to the battery to read the voltage and switch DF on and off as necessary.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Please be kind with your answers, I’m not as young as I used to be. I knew how to do it once, and the really sad thing is, I drew a wiring diagram, but I don’t know where I put it!!<img src="http://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/images/icons/icon11.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">H</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">ps Where does the ignition light attach?</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Howard, post: 27761, member: 271"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]Help! Can anyone tell me how to wire an alternator? [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]I converted back to a dynamo 2 years ago, and I need more power for the winter, I’m forever watching the ammeter when the lights are on - the charging system just isn’t man enough with electronic ignition and a decent headlight bulb.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]I have a 30 Amp alternator from a Case tractor and a regulator that I fitted many moons ago and gave good service, I only went back to dynamo because it didn’t look right. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]Now try as I may I can’t remember with any certainty where the wires go, and there’s only 2 on the alternator and 3 on the regulator!!!!![/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]The alternator has “+” and “Ex”[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]The regulator has “D+” “D-“ and “DF”[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]I’m guessing alternator body earthed (-ve) and “+” goes to battery via ammeter.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]Now something tells me the “Ex” is for excitation to make the alternator charge and needs a feed from the regulator …”DF” perchance ?? And I think D+ and D- are connected to the battery to read the voltage and switch DF on and off as necessary.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]Please be kind with your answers, I’m not as young as I used to be. I knew how to do it once, and the really sad thing is, I drew a wiring diagram, but I don’t know where I put it!![IMG]http://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/images/icons/icon11.png[/IMG][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]H ps Where does the ignition light attach?[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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