Answer to Dell

The system I am reffering to is not on a N seriers tractor but an old fork lift that I am attemting to wire correctly. The knowlege that I have seen on this board led me to ask the general electrical wiring question. The reason I asked was because someone has left the ignition key on twice and it has burned out two coils and points in a matter of minutes and I have inadvertently done the same thing on my 9N and it has not caused the same problem (maybe lucky I guess). The forklift runs good, but I am concerned with its wiring and I don't have a manual for the engine. Anyway, to answer your questions: Yes to all except that the # 2 wire goes to the coil(+) and # 10 wire then goes from coil to the resistor then to the solenoid. The # 3 wire goes straight to the solenoid. I believe that maybe the coil should be wired to the ignition switch but not sure. I am also worried about the resistor coming off the coil and what it is there for. Anyway, as for the 12 volt conversion on my 9N, that is tonight's project so I am sure I will be coming back here with an appropriate topic for this board. thanks for all the help, I have leaned a lot.
rob

So far.. looks like you have been lucky enough that your points have been open when you left your key on in your N.

Once you get the alt wired correctly.. if it doesn't charge.. take it in for a free test with its v-reg.

Soundguy

F on reg. to F on altenator

R on altenator to no. 2 on reg

No. 3 on reg, to battery, or acc on ign. switch No4 on reg. through resistor to ign. switch

Ground on altenator to base of reg.

Before I start, I am not getting any charge out of the alternator so I think something is wired wrong. According to a generic wiring diagram I have, the Reg is wired as follows

F: goes to F on the alternator
2: goes to the coil
3: goes to the solenoid
4: is not used

R on the alternator is not used.

Ground from alternator is wired to base of regulator which is bolted to frame.

So with that being said, which wiring schematic do I use.....I have been doing a lot of research on this via the net and have yet to come accross a common way to wire this thing.
thanks