I have the Kubota alternator and corresponding regulator. There is a green wire for a warning light, which I would like to use, but does the other side of the bulb go to earth or to ignition+ve?
Cheers Bill
Cheers Bill
Hi Bill, I expect you've resolved this by now, but based on some recent reading, I think you'll find that the green wire supplies the feed for the warning light, which therefore needs to be earthed to complete its circuit.I have the Kubota alternator and corresponding regulator. There is a green wire for a warning light, which I would like to use, but does the other side of the bulb go to earth or to ignition+ve?
Cheers Bill
Thanks Alan, I have resolved this now and you are correct, the other side goes to earth.Hi Bill, I expect you've resolved this by now, but based on some recent reading, I think you'll find that the green wire supplies the feed for the warning light, which therefore needs to be earthed to complete its circuit.
Thanks Robert, I'll check that out.You should also make sure that you have a battery cut out. On my system which uses an alternator from a John Deere with a Yanmar diesel I found that the idiot light (Don't go there) drew 30-40 milliamps and if left to sit for a few weeks it drained the battery.
I should add that my system uses a red light that illuminates when the unit fails to charge.