<VV> One Wire Alternator problem
BobHelt@aol.com
BobHelt@aol.com
Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:10:38 EST
In a message dated 1/30/05 1:16:13 PM US Mountain Standard Time, JVHRoberts
writes:
> Bob, there are one wire versions of this beast, mostly aftermarket
Apparently my comment wasn't clear. If a 10SI alternator is converted to a
one-wire type, it still has the two additional terminals available that normally
are connected in the standard three-wire setup.
One of these two additional wires ( Pin1) is the one that drives the GEN
light on the dash. I certainly would think that ANY Corvair owner would want this
light to be hooked up. If the GEN light isn't wired up, then he only has the
TEMP light to warn him of a fanbelt failure. And how can he be sure that the
TEMP switch is working???
So by connecting the Bat terminal to the junction block he has made a
one-wire hookup. But by adding the GEN light circuit, it is no longer a one-wire
setup, but now becomes a two wire installation.
He said he made it a one-wire installation and didn't make clear whether he
had hooked up the GEN light.
Regards,
Bob Helt