<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><span></span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457147058024_6644" dir="ltr"><br>after talking to you we attached the yellow wire to the output. seems we where getting 14 volts out of the alternator but the ammeter was not registering anything</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457147058024_6645" dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457147058024_6651" dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457147058024_6605" style="display: block;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457147058024_6604" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457147058024_6603" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457147058024_6602" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457147058024_6601" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457147058024_6607"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'Frank Fisher' <yellowtr3@yahoo.com>; 'Triumphs List' <triumphs@autox.team.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, March 5, 2016 1:02 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> RE: [TR] denso alternator in TR3<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457147058024_6606"><br><div class="yqt9624399680" id="yqtfd45704"><br clear="none">> but now im not sure what wire goes where on the denso <br clear="none">> confusing me further is the yellow wire on friends car is <br clear="none">> heavier gage than the yellow with green stripe. looks like <br clear="none">> the yellow-green caries more load though. no? </div><br clear="none"><br clear="none">The wire that winds up attached to the stud on the alternator will be the output, carrying 40+ amps. Originally, that would have<br clear="none">been the yellow wire, but my suggestion is to not try to reuse the original wire as it is only designed to carry 25 amps or so;<br clear="none">while even a "mini" alternator will put out almost twice that much if the battery is down. Any auto parts store should have a<br clear="none">smallish roll of yellow wire in 10 AWG stranded (or better yet 8 AWG) at a reasonable price; that will be better able to handle the<br clear="none">full output of the alternator. And it will be much easier to install a ring terminal (to mate with the stud on the alternator) with<br clear="none">nice fresh wire instead of that 60 year old stuff.<br clear="none"><a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457147058024_6638" href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/8-AWG-Berkshire-Yellow-Primary-Wire-10-Foot-Length-/252040495780?hash=item3aaec8c2a4:g:i3gAAOSw~OdVaHjT&vxp=" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.ebay.com/itm/8-AWG-Berkshire-Yellow-Primary-Wire-10-Foot-Length-/252040495780?hash=item3aaec8c2a4:g:i3gAAOSw~OdVaHjT&vxp=</a><br clear="none">mtr<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Where the old control box was, you'll need to separate the small yellow wire that runs into the harness from the larger yellow wire<br clear="none">that originally ran to the generator. The small yellow wire leads to the warning light on the dash. With the alternator, it will<br clear="none">need to go to the separate 'L' terminal on the alternator. You can use either the original yellow/green or original yellow for that<br clear="none">purpose, as the current is very small (just enough to run the light on the dash).<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Randall<div class="yqt9624399680" id="yqtfd37492"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>