1. disconnect the battery
2. locate the control box (usually on the inner left wing) and take it off using a crosshead screwdriver.
3. pull off the connections on the bottom of the control box and labelling them as you go, might be worth drawing a diagram too
[attachment=64276:labelling.JPG]
4. open the box up by pulling the securing catch up.
5. when you lift the lid off it should look like this
[attachment=64277:box_with_bits.JPG]
6. unscrew all the gubbings, coils contacts etc so you are left with nothing but the brass lugs. should look like this..
[attachment=64278:bare_box.JPG]
7. at the bottom of the box there should be some letters, i have stuck a label on mine to help.
[attachment=64279:box_label.JPG]
8. now find some heavy duty cable of 2.5mm or more (if you have an old loom that you can chop up that will be fine) and solder links between A, A1 and D linking them all together. then another link between E and F. i had some trouble getting the solder to run on two of the brass lugs so i did them on the back instead.
[attachment=64282:box_links.JPG]
[attachment=64283:box_links_2.JPG]
9. now replace back on the inner wing and replace all the connections that you have labelled up EXCEPT the black small wire which is now redundant. move the small wire (middle one of the three small ones) over to the terminal that had the old black wire. which would result in the two remaining small wires being linked via E&F. this is the ignition light connection for your dash clocks. its important that this is connected for your alternator to work. note the bulb has to be working too for the alternator to work.
10. now take the dynamo off, remove the old fan belt and replace with the one for alternator minis.
11. take off the dynamo bracket and fit the alternator bracket (alternators are shorter than dynamos)
[attachment=64284:bracket.JPG]
12. fit the alternator
13. the two wires from the dynamo.....
[attachment=64285:bwires.JPG]
attach them to the alternator with the little connector on the small terminal and the larger one on either of the large ones.
[attachment=64295:alt.JPG]
14. connect the battery again.
and away you go....
Done!!!
Edited by mikecmini, 05 August 2008 - 01:11 PM.
