Hey guys. A while back I did the 3G Alternator conversion, since I had been having trouble with my charging system. If you'll look back I used to complain on here alot when I used the name "ZephyrMotorspor". Anyway, I finally figured out that I was losing voltage in all the dead ends in hot wires I had... since I had no radio, a/c control, heater impeller, etc, I decided to do away with the fuse block, and all original wiring harnesses altogether. I branded my new harness the "Painful Performance" wiring harness, since I did it myself with zip ties and 100ft or Discount Auto 14ga wire
. Anyway, I have brakelights, runnings lights, etc. (and don't worry it's all fused), but now there's no fuse block, I dunno how to wire the three A,S, and I wires coming off the alternator....
Originally as told by the instructions I read online, you connect the white/black(S) wire to the spade on the alternator (which I later learned from Jamie at Blue Oval Corral that that spade was nothing more than a diode for an idiot light)... but anyway, then I had connected the A and I wires together up by the solenoid and just plopped'em on the 12V constant post. I had 14V finally (at idle). However next morning I found out that my battery was dead. I figured something happened with me putting those on the solenoid, so I took them off and experimented, basing on a Haynes manual. I took the "I" wire to my master switch inside the cockpit, and took the A wire to the battery. After charging my battery at Discount, my buddy and I decide to head over to Albertsons across the street. I rev up to exit the Discount parking lot and hear a loud shrieking sound. I then pulled in to Albertson's, took the hood off and discovered the sound was eminating from my alternator case... I went and got my voltmeter and read 17V at idle, 18.5V at 2000rpm... needless to say I was horrified, and moreso when I saw a nice pool of sulfuric acid sitting atop my battery case that had not been there five minutes ago.
Thats my story so far, I just need some help on where each of the I, S, and A wires end, and If I should install an idiot light on the diode just for an idiot like myself? Until then the alternator puts out only 12V at idle and above.
Specifics:
From the main alternator post on the back, a 4ga wire runs to the solenoid
Currently, the I wire runs to the solenoid, the A wire runs to the spade on the diode, and the S wire connects to my master switch in the cockpit.
Please help.
Linear Mode
