When I search through the forums on the CS 130, most talk about the CS 130 having a Battery terminal and then terminal 1 & terminal 2. I picked up an alternator like one of the tecref referenced before all the pictures were added (something like a 87-90 gm small car with AC). It has a Battery terminal and then 4 small terminals. I picked up a lead from an auto parts store and it only uses 3 wires. A big red, a small red and a green.

I figure the big red will tie back to the battery along with the 8 ga. wire from the horn relay. I am guessing the small red goes to the alternator light? And the small green goes nowhere?

The part # on the alternator is 1101145

Thanks,
Chris

http://www.madelectrical.com/catalog/cs-130.shtml

Mine had 3 terminals too. Hopefully your terminals have small lettering beside each wire. The parts store units might not have the lettering but maybe they are in the same order as the original. If you can read the terminals this is what I ended up doing..


S", this was a heavy gauge, red wire. -The red wire from "S" gets connected back to the output terminal of the alternator just like in the "SI" swap.



"F", .



"L", this was a small gauge, brown/red wire.-this was a small gauge, brown wire.-The brown/red wire from "L" gets connected to what is shown in the diagram above as the blue wire. It's this wire that comes (indirectly) from the idiot light and it energizes the alternator


The wires from "F" and "P" are not used.

Thanks guys, I appreciate the info.
Chris

Here's another link with some good info on the CS130 Alternator (http://www.alternatorparts.com/cs130_sbpage1.htm)

My CS130 alternator has the four wire connector, labeled P L F S. The plug that fits this connector is Napa VRC191.

Try to take advantage of the voltage sensing wire and hook it up to power distribution block. This will eliminate any unneeded voltage drop in the system.

I am planning to do this swap in the future, so I can't comment on how to do this. Contact Mark at Mad Electrical, he'll set you up.