I have a Rebel harness, which I love, and it has a wire marked as alternator exciter.
Is that something compatible with the alternator on my '61? My reading so far has not helped. If the exciter is to be attached, to which terminal on the alternator does it connect?
Alternator Exciter Wire on '61
Alternator Exciter Wire on '61
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Re: Alternator Exciter Wire on '61
If anything, it would go to the regulator on the firewall. What is marked on the other end of that wire?
Re: Alternator Exciter Wire on '61
Thank you.
The other end just goes to the fuse panel.
The other end just goes to the fuse panel.
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Re: Alternator Exciter Wire on '61
If it is connected to the regulator the other end would never be connected through a fuse, nor a hot terminal on a fuse panel.
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Re: Alternator Exciter Wire on '61
More clarification is needed to resolve.
Late 65 w 200.
Factory LU-2 winch.
Updates: 205 transfer case,4.10 gears, disc brake Dana 60 front with lock out hubs
440 repower in the works
60 d100
383 with 727
4 wheel disc
3.73 geared rear
Factory LU-2 winch.
Updates: 205 transfer case,4.10 gears, disc brake Dana 60 front with lock out hubs
440 repower in the works
60 d100
383 with 727
4 wheel disc
3.73 geared rear
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Re: Alternator Exciter Wire on '61
I take it you've read this: https://toolsweek.com/how-to-wire-excit ... lternator/
Re: Alternator Exciter Wire on '61
Thank you for that article...looks more complex than I'd have hoped. I'll have to have a better look at my wiring kit.
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Re: Alternator Exciter Wire on '61
WTF???soopernaut wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2023 5:18 amI take it you've read this: https://toolsweek.com/how-to-wire-excit ... lternator/
That guy has no efn clue and that site is full to overflowing with bullscheiss!
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Re: Alternator Exciter Wire on '61
Simply follow the wiring diagram in the FSM and forget about what the wires are labeled. Electrons don't give a scheiss what color insulation is on a wire, nor what the wire is called.