Alternator Wiring Question
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2014
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From: Torrance Ca
Alt wiring upgrade
Its a waste of time and money routing wires back and forth to the battery.
Run a 6awg from the alternator stud to a terminal block in the engine compartment. Then run another 6awg from the terminal block to the starter solenoid.
Put a 10awg fusible link on the wire at the starter.
There is an original going to the solenoid that you remove. I believe the horn relay is the junction point so probably take it from the solenoid and move it to the new junction block.
Change the ammeter to a voltmeter.
Run a 6awg from the alternator stud to a terminal block in the engine compartment. Then run another 6awg from the terminal block to the starter solenoid.
Put a 10awg fusible link on the wire at the starter.
There is an original going to the solenoid that you remove. I believe the horn relay is the junction point so probably take it from the solenoid and move it to the new junction block.
Change the ammeter to a voltmeter.
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Joined: Apr 2007
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From: South Western Ontario
There are multiple ways you can do it. Moving the existing wire from the solenoid to the new junction block removes one of the wires running to the solenoid and provides a shorter power path to the existing wiring.
