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I think I have my (stock 3rd gen) alternator wired wrong. I'm
seeing 15+ volts on the buss. There are 2 wires coming out of the plug (not
counting the B lead). I wired one to the alternator field switch, and the other
to an LED (I thought it was the charge idiot light). Is the second wire the
voltage sensor? Should this go directly to the battery? Regards, John
Slade
Hi John. Didn't we
go through this once already :-) You can't go wrong if you wire it just
like it's done on the car.
As for
your voltage, that may be OK. The factory manual specs
14.1-14.7V at idle, and you would expect a bit more at higher rpm. Mine
measured 14.7 at low rpm, but I don't have a note about in-flight voltage.
The alternator high voltage fault doesn't occur until 16.2V. Do
you have any reason to believe your meter is accurate?
Cheers,
Rusty (meter has
traceable calibration records)
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