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Re: Alternators

To: hamilton@nfdc.net
Subject: Re: Alternators
From: JWoesvra@aol.com
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 08:12:26 EST
In a message dated 3/20/02 6:25:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
hamilton@nfdc.net writes:


> Jack,
> Can I go from the screw post on the alternator directly to the battery 
> cable that supplys thestarter?
>  
> Once I find the exciter pin, can I connect that directly to the hot side of 
> the ignition switch or do I need a separate switch just for that circuit  
>  
> The alternator I am using, a tiny Nissan, has the three pins marked: IGN, 
> L, S. Does that help to identify the exciter pin?
>  
> Thanks again,
> John
> 

Lets see if one of these "experts" knows the answer, John. Yes, the big post 
should go to the started solenoid. I thought the IGN was the exciter pin and 
that would be all you needed. It may be a good idea to have a bleed-off 
circuit like they are saying, but I have never used one. 

jw

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