Return-Path: Received: from imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.73] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2640433 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:21:06 -0400 Received: from TOSHIBAjhr ([209.214.14.43]) by imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with SMTP id <20031017142103.VJOV1822.imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net@TOSHIBAjhr> for ; Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:21:03 -0400 From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Alternator wires Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:21:01 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: 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