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| Author: | mad-mk1 [ Sun Jun 24, 2007 1:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | gendog to alternator |
morning ! converting a generator to altenator, the wiring has me stumped. is there a wiring diagram with colours or something similar to that to help out?? i have read the thread in the how to, but im unsure where the wires are that need changing etc. thanx for your help cheers jamie |
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| Author: | brett [ Sun Jun 24, 2007 2:31 pm ] |
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if your not sure what your doing, best to pay a auto electrician, much cheaper than your mini catching fire |
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| Author: | Convertible Mini [ Sun Jun 24, 2007 3:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | It is there in the HOW TO section. |
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27591 |
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| Author: | Wombat [ Sun Jun 24, 2007 5:01 pm ] |
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Slightly different discription from KC - I might add I took coloured photos of the wires before and during removal - just to be sure Take the regulator box cover off and dismantle it. Remove all of the coils, contacts and connections to the blade terminals on the bottom of the unit, but retain the blade terminals. Double check that all connections to the terminals are removed, then using some heavy cable - 2.5mm or larger - solder links between terminals A, A1, and D, connecting all three together. Now solder a link between terminal F and E. Replace the box in the car and re-connect all the wires to their relevant terminals except the ignition warning light wire (brown/yellow) which must now be connected to terminal E. Connect the ex-dynamo wires to the alternator - large connector to the large terminal (output connection) and the small one to the small terminal next to it (sensing terminal) |
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| Author: | mad-mk1 [ Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: gendog to alternator |
mad-mk1 wrote: i have read the thread in the how to, but im unsure where the wires are that need changing etc. |
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| Author: | minivanman [ Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:29 pm ] |
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Sounds easy enough to me - I'll be doing the same once I get the current page of "to do's" out of the way. By the sounds of it, no wires to change. Do you know where your regulator box is? Should be over on the drivers side inner gaurd - closer to the front of the car than the fuse box if I recall correctly. Carry out the required task in there, then swap the actual gen for alt and connect the same wires as per the instructions. Don't mean to offend you at all, but do you know "what and where" your regulator box is? Just trying to work out where your getting stuck. |
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| Author: | mad-mk1 [ Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:42 pm ] |
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minivanman wrote: Don't mean to offend you at all, but do you know "what and where" your regulator box is? Just trying to work out where your getting stuck. yeah thats the main troubles, and nah not offended at all. im gonna take the horrible heater out tahts takin up so much room in my engine bay, |
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| Author: | Wombat [ Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:17 am ] |
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Also you need to know what alternator you are useing - ie does it have an inbuilt regulator or an external one. The above instructions are for an alternator with inbuilt regulator. (most common) but there are some that rely on an external regulator - if one of these then hook up is different |
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| Author: | FezBoy [ Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:26 pm ] |
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A quick question from a noob: Why bother converting from generator to alternator??? Does positive to earth have serious problems? |
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| Author: | Wombat [ Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:39 pm ] |
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FezBoy wrote: A quick question from a noob:
Why bother converting from generator to alternator??? Does positive to earth have serious problems? An Alternator puts out more power at lower revs ( like at idle) A generator at idle can actually be discharging the battery (you will see the ignition warning light flickering)A generators output is also very speed (RPM) dependent where as the alternator is a smoother and more constant supply - particularly under (electrical) load |
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