Re: More Alternator

[farna@xxxxxxx]

That's correct -- alternator not turning means it's not drawing power. It is possible that the alternator could short out and draw the battery down if directly connected, but that's one way to figure out you have a bad alternator...  Switch the lead if you want, that won't hurt anything either. 

On May 20, 2005 Tom Jennings wrote:

> On Fri, 20 May 2005 fljab@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> > The way I'm reading the electrical hook up is 3 wires: Main post
> > goes to battery +, terminal 1 spade goes to idiot light, and
> > terminal 2 goes to + post as well.  Shouldn't the + post hookups
> > be switched? Either through the ignition, or via a relay that's
> > switched by the ignition? (I'd think the latter).
> 
> Sounds right to me. No need to switch it; when the ignition turns
> off, the engine stops, end of story.
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