At 11:54 AM 5/29/2002, Tonya Pope wrote: >Someone wrote a week or so ago that the battery and ox light >being on might be because of the blue wire on the alternator. This >is on an 87, btw. When I replaced my alternator, there wasn't the >same connection for the blue wire as was on my old one. > >What exactly does this wire do, Dual-purpose -- "tickles" the alternator to get it started charging, and lights up the alt (and OXS) light when it's not charging. >where should it be connected, D+ terminal on alternator >and >does it need the 2.2 microfarad capacitor that was connected to it >on the old alternator? There should be a squarish capacitor bolted to the alternator, with a lead connected to terminal marked + -- that's not the same as D+. The B+ terminal is for the connection to the battery. david
-- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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