[6pack] alternator woes

[Bob]

Hi Oliver,
The electrical diagram I have shows:
The heavy brown wire goes directly to 12 volts on the starter.
The brown white goes to the ammeter.
The brown yellow goes to ignition light circuit.
Unless a PO made wiring changes of course, then who knows??
I seem to remember you had to rewire for a replacement style alternator when
yours failed?
Putting the brown wire anywhere but where it belongs on the alternator will
cause BIG smoke.
Seems your only choice is to first confirm the current wiring is correct and
at the same time be sure none of the wires are shorting to frame or other
wires.
Good luck.
Regards,
Bob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "oliver" <sumton at sbcglobal.net>
To: <6pack at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 7:44 PM
Subject: [6pack] alternator woes


> hi, all.
>
> hope you had a great thanksgiving!  ours was full of football!
>
> anyway, back to the issue at hand.
>
> 1972 tr6
>
> rebuilt alternator put on within the last couple of years.  clearly went
out,
> replaced it with a spare which poofed in about 5 minutes.  a little smoke.
>
> figured it was the alternator (both of them), and bought a bosch.  put it
in
> and it melted the insulation on the brown wire inside the harness.
>
> whoops.
>
> car seems fine with no alternator, although that's a very short term
solution
> <grin>
>
> anyone want to hazard a guess?  suggest what to check?
>
> many thanks in advance . . .
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