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Terry Phillips
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Alternator

Post by Terry Phillips »

I am still having night mares with this charging system, I am not sure this is the right alternator with a built in regulator
It says Alternator IC Regulator is that for a external regulator or built in regulator, The power wire from battery big one but then there is 3 wires coming out that go to a plug one has power is there suppose to be more with power once the key is on .I am lost with this with this charging light. if I put a test light on one of the other wires when the engine is running should there be power at one of the other two wires or all 3 wires coming out the alternator. Hope you can understand what I mean because I don't.Thanks :oops:


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Terry the 3 wire system normally goes to a voltage regulator on the body.

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Please Google the model name and number of your car to get the right wiring diagram.

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Re: Alternator

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Thanks Herman so my alternator needs the external regulator it does not have a built in one.
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If you have two wires, one thick and one thin, you have an internal regulator,

it you have a thick and 3 thin you need an external regulator as per the pic above.

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Re: Alternator

Post by Terry Phillips »

Thanks Herman I will have to look into it as it was all working fine until it all went dead but got it all working except for the alt light not coming on.
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