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Old May 20, 2011 | 06:52 PM
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The two red wires crimped into one go on the main terminal stud(10mm) that takes the 13mm nut, this will be marked B+, the next wire is a thinner blue wire that goes onto the 6mm stud marked "IND", this comes from the dash battery warning light.
The only other connection would be for a noise suppressor, this will have a very short length of wire on one end and a metal bracket at the other, the bracket secures down to a bolt on the alternator, the wire goes on the remaining terminal.
The thin wire that goes on the "IND" terminal can be tested to make sure it is simply by checking for a LIVE on the end of the wire(before connecting) when the ignition is on position 2(run), the engine doesn't need to be running for this test, when the ignition is turned to position 2 a LIVE go through the battery warning light in the dash clocks, out the other side of the bulb down the wire to the "IND" of the alt, where upon it gets a EARTH from the IND stud when engine(alternator) is stopped, this illuminates the bulb as it has live and earth, upon turning(starting engine) this EARTH on the IND changes state to LIVE, so putting the battery warning light/bulb out, as two lives don't make it light.
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