[DeTomaso] smokin Pantera

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/26/08 10 06 11, SOBill at aol.com writes:


> 
> Since the wiring from the OEM voltage regulator to  the OEM alternator is 
> not
> connected to the one wire new alternator,  there is no ground path for the
> GEN light to illuminate.
> 

Interesting.   My distinct rememberance from Dennis Quella's one-wire 
alternator instructions is that the bulb must be removed from the GEN light when you 
install it, or the light will remain lit all the time.

With my almost complete ignorance of electricity, I thought that when the key 
was on and the engine not running, current flowed in one direction and 
illuminated the light, but when the engine was started and the alternator started 
charging, *something* changed and the light was extinguished.   That's how it 
alerts you to failure--when the alternator conks out with the key on, the light 
comes on.

Mike


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