before i go filtering through wiring diagrams, misunderstanding and bodging my first job could anyone describe this bit of wiring? I'm fairly certain its not a tricky one but may require some knowledge of the redtop??

battery has a +ve and -ve terminal :p

heres my alternator


heres my starter


thanks and thanks again

-ve goes to chassis usually. so the +ve will go the main terminal on starter, and same on alternator.

youll also need an earth strap to go from chassis/battery to engine block for everything to work.

Will

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cheers will! i saw your rocket at newark i think, and (blasphemy!) i loved the noise

now to figure out which terminal is which

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edit: picture below looks right!

its a strange sounding beast

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Delco-Remy Alternator

The smaller connection is most likely the ignition (charge) warning lamp, but could also be a remote sense line. Is there any marking next to it?


Starter Motor

there is no marking but I believe its the charge warning light.

cheers both of you, thats make my furtling on the car this week much easier

that alternator is a biggun!!! you gonna fit a huuge serao system?

yep - the above look correct - the alternator body is the earth - clean up the mounting lugs and all will be fine - no need for ay extra wire.

it is hard to tel from photo but the two scew terminals look like thy are connected together by a metal plate - can you cehck that they are insulated from each other, if not, then question arises as to where the charge lamp is fitted.

reading the premier wiring guide and this website am I right in thinking that rather than fitting two separate wires from the battery to the starter and the battery to the alternator I can connect the battery +ve to the starter then the same starter terminal to the alternator?

the plate theyre on is brown plastic so must be insulating them from each other.

haha, I did want a snazzy denso one but couldnt afford it

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