Alternator wiring.....

[azfordman]

I did come across that diagram from the ERA site..... That is where I am getting mixed ideas about what to do. The ERA method is completely different from the way I thought it needed to be done. I did find the page in my CCX manual and it does show the stator from the alternator wired to the regulator.

So we are in agreement the "I" from the regulator is not connected......
If I do not hook up the "S" from the alternator, it won't hurt anything, correct? Again, I thought I knew how to do this, but am just experiencing information overload! I had my regulator go bad, and because of the wiring mess in my car I decided to rewire everything. I think I got some wires crossed and blew my alternator, so now I am starting from scratch again and am unsure of what to do!

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by azfordman

So we are in agreement the "I" from the regulator is not connected......
If I do not hook up the "S" from the alternator, it won't hurt anything, correct?

Correct. With no ignition light you do not need to hook anything up to the I terminal on the regulator and you do not need to connect the STATOR terminal from the Voltage Regulator to the alternator. Just feed the S and A terminals on the Voltage Regulator with fused power. A year or two ago we had a very nice thread about the need to "excite" the voltage regulator through the filament of the ignition light. You don't have to worry about that; I only mention it because it was pretty neat and I fished out my old automotive text books from the 70's and posted some of the pages.