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[tractor]

IND is for Indicator and i was always told "s" on an alternator was for voltage sensor?? anyway both the two big spade terminals go to the solenoid

EDIT: be sure to check your wiring diagram as things may differ.

just checked the diagrame again and that kinda makes sense because the Indicator wire is brown and yellow and connects to the warning light and the other two go to the solenoid.

what do people think on connecting the post connector to the solenoid as well as the standard plug,

this isn't in the wiring diagram but then my mini didn't come standard with a 70A alternator spotlights radio and god know what else i've added....

Edited by tractor, 27 August 2012 - 08:20 PM.

[brad-the-bear]

hi pal,
post connector? do you mean one of the terminals off the back of the alternator?

[tractor]

yeah thats right, take a look at what Irostroke wrote earlier, makes a lot more sense to me now after everything we've discussed since

If the 70amp is like the one I brought, you've two ways of connecting the main power output,

The usual 3 spade plug...small and 2 large...small being the ignition light , the 2 large being outputs. I could be wrong but I think these are joined inside anyway.

And also I had a seperate 6mm threaded lug which is also an output.

The 2 large spades and 6mm lug do the same job, just different fittings.

It's worth double checking with a multimeter , because I seem to recall theres another threaded lug which is earth, wouldn't want connect that to the battery.#

Going back to what Tiger said about multi cables, Pretty sure my mini had 2 brown wires coming from the 3 spade terminal going to the solenoid. And Haynes shows 2 in the wiring diagram.



Threaded lug top of picture (B = Battery) that and the 2 large spades which are also B terminals

[brad-the-bear]

ahh i know what your saying now pal.. lol..

(i chopped off the rubbish black plug just encase it wasn't designed for a higher output.)

yeah i got the little "ind" wire and crimped a good quality female spade connector onto it, and then pushed it onto "ind" terminal.

then i got 2 lengths of 40amp wire and crimped a good quality, insulated, female spade connector onto each wire and pushed each one to the larger terminals. (2x 40 amp wires, gives you 80A so plenty of leeway for a 70A alternator.)

and the other end of the 40A cables i connected straight to the starter solenoid.

both of the standard brown cables that where fitted, both went from the alternator to solenoid, so in effect your just replacing old wires for new and improved ones.

[eeae6000]

brad, any chance you can post a pic?

[tractor]

ahh i know what your saying now pal.. lol..

yeah sorry i'm not always as clear as i could be....


ok i recon i got it, sounds simple enough, Thanks for your help brad

and yeah pic would be nice if you can

[brad-the-bear]

ok i will try and get a picture tomorrow :) oh and, tractor its me being a retard and not reading the full thread lol