[Guest]

I got the 4 prong adapter to plug into my cs130 style alternator, for the convert to get rid of the external alt. and more juice of course. the adapter photo is on this page, it has a red wire, brown wire, and a black in the center. On my actual car harness theres the white and blue, and of course the power/red. Which of these do I use The guy told me to take the brown wire off the external regulator and wire that into this adapter, then the red wire to the power/red, splice it into that. And thats it? Whats about my blue and white wires.....
Adapter photo is here
http://community.webshots.com/user/pnutkemist

 

[Guest]

Ok heres what I did! On the regulator harness I took out the white and orange and capped them off for no use basically. The brown and blue I wired together. Then at the new harness and alternator point. My new harness is on that link, it has a red, a black , and a brown wire. my old harness has the white and blue and a red. I put the red on power, which is a no brainer and capped off the white, hooked the brown into the blue. and sent the new red on the new harness adapter to the power so there are 2 on the power/ alt. I used most of the tech stuff from tech pages, except mine was a little different, It started and looked like it was charging, I got alot of loud whistling though, but i think my belt isnt tight enough. I hope someone can verify it for me

thanks......

 

[SNFU Mobile]

Yeah man, I threw a 140 amp Powermaster alternator on my Elky, and holy cow does that thing whistle. Almost sounds like a damn supercharger!

I think it's the fan and the high amps it's putting out that's making the whistle - not sure, but hopefully we're alright!

 

[Guest]

140 amp! I thought my 105 was a bit much

Yeah Ill damper with my belt a little bit tonight and tighten it up, I need to add the lower spacer mount I think id get better support. But if the wiring sounds off to anyone let me know I dont want to get down the road and have the thing go to hell on me! I cant afford it

I just hope the screaching goes away. It reminds me of those cars that every neighborhood has, at 5:45AM at crack of dawn going to work and ... Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!! Bad belts + whatever is wrong with them! Every town has one

 

[SNFU Mobile]

Oh yeah, if it's screeching - there's definitely a problem then - usually the belt is too loose, or the belt is bad. Tighten it up a little, and it should be fine. Remember - 105 amps (if it's putting that much out) requires a whole lot more force to be transferred to the alternator than a wimpy little 36 amp one, or whatever you had in there. So, there's going to be more stress on the belt. Make sure you get a good high-end belt to throw on there.

 

[Guest]

Ah crap, well my car turned over fine today to get my wheels alligned, I stop by my house and go back out and it wont start, im getting a low 12 or 11.9 volts. I must have hooked a wire up wrong I dont think its charging!

 

[Guest]

I think I figured it out. The new harness adapter has 4 outs, 3 wires, marked S, F, L, and P. I was using the F wire spliced into my original blue harness, which is one that is stated not to use, F and P arent used is what the tech pages said. So I guess that would result in not charging properly?

 

[Guest]

I took a couple quick pictures and added them to this page with captions on what I did. I switch one wire , I hope it works. My battery doesnt have enough juice now though! Check out the pics.... http://community.webshots.com/user/pnutkemist

 

[19_Chevelle_69]

I just did this modification when I installed the serpentine belt system on my '69. I used the old pigtail from the donor '89 pickup that only has one brown wire out of it. It is on the "L" terminal on the alt.

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Large red wire from your car harness goes to the post at the back of the alt.

The brown "L" wire on your new alternator harness goes to the old blue wire at your car harness. Cap the others.

Mine charges just fine like that. 13.2V @ idle, 14.8 above idle.

Mine makes no difference if the large wire from the alt harness (red) is looped to the rear post or not.

Try not to use the alternator to charge up that dead battery. It puts a huge load on it, you're better off to use a battery charger.

 

[nofun]

I converted my 65 elco over to a interal
alt. and put my headlights on relays and
rewired the charging system using a kit
from M.A.D. Enterprises. The best upgrade
I've done to date. Mark at m.a.d. was a
great help ( and a long talker ), also
has a great web site www.madelectrical.com.
hope this helps bob

 

[72SSAbody]

"P" Terminal (Phase Connection) - This terminal sends a signal to a relay, frequency sensing tachometer, or computer indicating alternator speed. This terminal may not be used - this is normal.

"L" Terminal (Charge Light) - This terminal is fed from the ignition through the charge light on the dash. This is similar to many other charging systems. This connection turns the alternator "on". Without a signal to turn "on", the alternator will not charge. However the "I" terminal may be used to turn this alternator "on", as described, instead of the "L" terminal. Please note that if
there is a connection on the "I" terminal there will be NO connection on the "L" terminal.

"I" Terminal (Ignition) - This terminal is fed directly from the ignition switch to turn the alternator "on". Without a signal to turn the alternator "on", the alternator will not charge. However the "L" terminal may be used to turn this alternator "on", as described, instead of the "I" terminal. Please note that if there is a connection on the "L" terminal there will be NO connection on the "I" terminal. If there is a connection on the "L" terminal AND the "I" Terminal THEN the "I" terminal is NOT an "I" terminal but an "F" terminal (confused yet??).

"F" Terminal (Field Monitor) - This terminal sends a signal to the computer telling it how much field current is flowing (therefore the computer knows how hard the alternator is working). This terminal is not always used AND can only be used if the alternator is turned on by the "L" terminal.

"S" Terminal (Battery Sense Connection) - This terminal is larger than the others and provides the alternator with a precise battery voltage reading however, this connection may not used. When not used, the alternator will automatically sense battery voltage at the battery post.