Date:         Thu, 22 Mar 2001 16:28:02 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: alternator connections
Comments: To: patty and danny <balodis_cabe@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Two 12-ga red wires go to a connection in the terminal box on the left side
of the firewall, and from there a 1-ga wire to the battery + terminal.

david

At 03:59 PM 3/22/2001, patty and danny wrote:
>On an '81 vanagon alternator there are 3 connections that the wiring hooks
>up to.  On one side it says D+ and on the other it says B+.  I assume that
>shows that one connection goes to the battery and the other to the
>alternator light in the circuit board, but what is the other (middle)
>connection for?  I'm installing an isolator but the directions don't say
>anything about a third connection (unless it also goes to the battery).
>Does anyone know anything about alternator connections.
>
>Thanks for you help,
>Danny
>'81 Westy

David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"