Re: Q for Bob M or others - diode in 3-wire, start

Posted by Bob M on December 22, 2004 at 04:23:48 from (151.190.254.108):

In Reply to: Q for Bob M or others - diode in 3-wire, starter s posted by Dave in CT on December 21, 2004 at 20:15:11:

Dave - To your questions:

1 – As the others suggest below, for the #2 terminal wire you can use as small gage wire as is mechanically possible. (#2 is the voltage sense terminal for the internal regulator. It carries only a miniscule amount of current - something on the order of 1 milliampere.)

2 – Use either a warning light OR a diode, but not both! No need to worry about draining the battery when shut down thru the warning light – the system is specifically designed to work with the light. However if you are concerned about the warning light burning out and disabling the alternator while running, you can wire a 15 to 30 ohm, 2 watt (minimum) resistor in parallel with the lamp.

3 – You sure you’ve got 4/0 primary wire there and not AWG #4? 4/0 is HUGE - like ½” iron pipe. Anyway, with cable that heavy you certain won’t need to add a solenoid to reduce the cable length – the extra couple feet of cable is inconsequential!

Hope this helps...

Follow Ups:

• Re: Q for Bob M or others - diode in 3-wire, start Dave in CT 07:54:12 12/22/04 (2)
  • Re: Q for Bob M or others - diode in 3-wire, start Bob M 10:10:19 12/22/04 (1)
    • Re: Q for Bob M or others - diode in 3-wire, start Dave in CT 18:29:15 12/22/04 (0)

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