dang, I was so dazzled by actual spridget content, I missed that little
detail. In that case, I'd recommend converting from an alternator to a
generator, so as to simplify the conversion from a generator to an alternator.
Dave
> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:27:27 -0600
> To: dwgwater@hotmail.com; spridgets@autox.team.net
> From: peter@nosimport.com
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] alternator conversion help needed
>
> Except Ryan doesn't have a "genny"... But, it IS a good expanantion.
> Peter C
> =
> At 02:50 PM 1/7/2010, David Groundwater wrote:
> >THere are lots of good sources on the net and in the archives. Frank is
the
> >expert on the Festiva alternator. From his gospel out of the archives:
> >
> >
> >
> >"The Ford Festiva alternators are small, so are some Hondas.
> >Both jap alts. The wiring is simple, connect all the thick wires
> >together at the regulator, run the genny field wire from the alt to the
> >ignition light."
> >
> > The thick wire at the old genny end of things goes to the big output on
the
> >alternator. One of the thin wires is the field wire that energizes the
> >alternator field. It runs through the red light on your dash and connects
to
> >the field terminal on the alternator. It's the one labeled labeled "L" for
> >light. The one labeled "S" is the sense wire that tells the alternator the
> >system voltage. THis is a great explanation of how the remote voltage
sense
> >feature works. Once you know how it works you can decide from where you
want
> >the alternator to read the system voltage
> >
> >
> >
> >http://madelectrical.com/electricaltech/remotevoltagesensing.shtml
> >
> >
> >
> >Dave
> > > Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 18:44:20 +0000
> > > From: ryan.kubanoff@comcast.net
> > > To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: [Spridgets] alternator conversion help needed
> > >
> > > I am converting from the original lucas alternator to an alternator from
a
> >ford festiva. What I thought would be an unplug/replug wiring is not the
case.
> >Has anybody done this on a 71-74 midget? there are 3 wires from the wiring
> >harness 2 thin and one thick. but there are multiple wire connections on
the
> >alternator. one nut for the battery, a 2 wire plug labeled S and L, and
> >another small plug connector towards the bottom.
> > > Any ideas?
>
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