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: 1 wire alt to 3 wire alt


nhrafan56
Nov 12th, 07, 7:36 PM
does anybody know what the part is that goes in the back of the altenator to make a 1 wire altenator into a 3 wire altenator and does any auto part store have it thanks
jim murphy:beers:

Finally
Nov 12th, 07, 7:50 PM
No such thing. You either have a 1 wire alt or a 3 wire alt. You can't convert one to the other. Now there is a way to hook up a 3 wire so it works somewhat like a 1 wire. Besides the main output wire from your alt do you also have a 2 wire connector and how is it wired now?

undee70ss
Nov 13th, 07, 2:29 AM
does anybody know what the part is that goes in the back of the altenator to make a 1 wire altenator into a 3 wire altenator and does any auto part store have it thanks
jim murphy:beers:

What brand alternator? Do you have the 2 small wires that originally went to the factory alternator?

No such thing. You either have a 1 wire alt or a 3 wire alt. You can't convert one to the other.
Depends on the brand of alternator. Factory alternators are 3 wire only, Summits brand 1 wire alternators are 1 wire only, some Powermaster alternators can be wired either way 1 or 3 wire.