I have installed a "one wire alternator" unit to the back of my alternator, having replaced a generator. I have installed the little unit to the proper posts, red to bat, Green to Field, yellow to STA , Black to a ground post. I'm going off of a diagram on this as my Alt does not have labels, however i assume the fat post is the BAT terminal..
I have attached a 10 guage wire to the Bat terminal on the Alternator and to the positive side of the Starter relay.
Q:
is it possible to have slight voltage coming across the relay? I mean i'm trying to test for ground and I'm not sure what i am supposed to be looking for. I would assume testing from the red relay side of the relay which is connected to the BAT terminal, then touching the engine block should not create any "pips"on the circuit. I get just a "pip" not a solid beeeeep.
also I noticed when disengaging the Bat terminal from the Alternator I don't get any beeps between the posts on the starter relay or from Pos Starter relaty to ground.
Does the Alternator have a questionable amount of milliamp passing through at all times?
I just don't want to connect these battery cables until i KNOW everything is ok...
I have attached a 10 guage wire to the Bat terminal on the Alternator and to the positive side of the Starter relay.
Q:
is it possible to have slight voltage coming across the relay? I mean i'm trying to test for ground and I'm not sure what i am supposed to be looking for. I would assume testing from the red relay side of the relay which is connected to the BAT terminal, then touching the engine block should not create any "pips"on the circuit. I get just a "pip" not a solid beeeeep.
also I noticed when disengaging the Bat terminal from the Alternator I don't get any beeps between the posts on the starter relay or from Pos Starter relaty to ground.
Does the Alternator have a questionable amount of milliamp passing through at all times?
I just don't want to connect these battery cables until i KNOW everything is ok...