DeTomaso Mailing List: July 2001, Message #302

While we're on this subject, how common is it to have the electric choke
connected to the "center tap" of the alternator?  When I got my car many
years ago, the electric choke was connected at the voltage regulator with
one of those blue Scotchloc things.  This seemed kind of bogus so I wired
the electric choke to the same circuit, but coming right off the back of the
alternator.  This doesn't seem to be covered by the laminated wiring diagram
I picked up in LV.

Guy D.

----- Original Message -----
From: <SOBill@aol.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 6:48 PM
Subject: alternator wiring


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> The Orange goes from the voltage regulator to the field winding thru slip
> rings.  The field winding is the rotating element and will read the same
> resistance between the input pin and the alternator case for either
polarity
> of the ohmeter.
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> The Green/Red goes from the voltage regulator to the center tap of the
three
> stator windings.  The stator windings are mounted to the case.  The stator
> winding will reading very different resistences between the input pin and
the
> alternator case depending on the ohmeter polarity.
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> The Black wire goes from the alternator output to the ammeter.  The
> alternator output pin will read very low and very high rsistance to the
> alternator case for depending on the ohmmeter polarity.
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> The Orange and the Green/Red are fairly small gauge.  The Black is quite
> large gauge.
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> SOBill Taylor
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