Wiring Alternator
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Hi all Im wiring in my alternator Ive wired the thick brown wire from the starter to terminal B. Another brown wire off the starter slighlty smaller which point does this attach to and the smaller brown and yellow wire? because there are three conections and 2 wires.

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Thanks Chris

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I think you only hook up two out of three. One goes to the ignition light; another to switched +. Maybe this helps: http://westfield-world.com/daihatsu_alternator.html. Plug looks different, but basics are the same. New ones have a little white sticker in the shape of the actual socket with P-IL or some thing like that.

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1975 Pick Up

i just ran ignition switched live to the middle, im not arsed about a dash light as i have a voltmeter on the dash

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

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Ok so the two brown wires that join as at the starter motor. One will go to terminal B and the other (A) is wired to the middle point I have labelled (2).

The small yellow and brown one (B) is the ignition light. which will proberly wire to the top one (1).

yeah, all the fat brown wires should go on the battery (B) stud on the alt

switch ignition to middle

and dash light to whichever one works :)

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Ok thanks Joeybaby83

Did you ever get this sorted out properly mate?

Having been outside this evening with a multi meter, the two larger brown wires are constantly live (obviously)
Yet the brown and yellow wire seems to be switched on with the ignition. Although I read in another thread that the 12v switched ignition has to be on a new wire as the Mini loom doesn't have this.....

Any ideas chaps?

Mr. Prawn, the friendly Crustacean- slowly making steps towards forced induction.

in turn short them to ground through a bulb, (that way you wont fry anything) one will light the dash bulb and one won't

the one that dosent goes to the switched live teminal the one that does goes to the light teminal.

I get that bit just fine Joe, but what I'm unsure about is the fact that BOTH the larger brown wires seem to be live constantly, so the ignition switched live would be on constantly. Doesn't this risk frying something?

Mr. Prawn, the friendly Crustacean- slowly making steps towards forced induction.

sorry to dig up an old post but i have the same issue with my alternator wiring. I have my big battery feed wire, lamp wire and another permanent live, does this mean i need to run a new ign live from somewhere or will it be ok to connect my permanent live to the connection marked "IG" on alternator?

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