Return-Path: Received: from relay02.roc.ny.frontiernet.net ([66.133.131.35] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2640477 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 17 Oct 2003 11:07:11 -0400 Received: (qmail 27294 invoked from network); 17 Oct 2003 15:07:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO frontiernet.net) ([170.215.97.8]) (envelope-sender ) by relay02.roc.ny.frontiernet.net (FrontierMTA 2.3.6) with SMTP for ; 17 Oct 2003 15:07:08 -0000 Message-ID: <3F9005B5.E8E4B671@frontiernet.net> Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:07:33 -0500 From: Jim Sower X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Alternator wires References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Go to an alternator rebuild shop. They will test output, diodes, etc. for free. They can't test it if they don't connect it. They will tell you what the leads are for. I do it all the time. John Slade wrote: > Since we have such a knowledgeable bunch here.... > There are two small wires coming out of my stock alternator. I'm guessing > that one is field and one is the idiot light. Does anyone know which is > which, or how to test this, and what comes out of the idiot light wire - 12v > or ground? > John Slade > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html -- Jim Sower Crossville, TN; Chapter 5 Long-EZ N83RT, Velocity N4095T