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One-Wire Your Own Alternator
General Application

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STEP FOUR

Install the kit's new voltage regulator, then install the brush holder over it with one of the plastic and the plain #8 screw. Make sure the steel pin in the brush holder is still intact; do not remove it until the alternator is completely assembled.

STEP FIVE

Install the new rectifier bridge, then install the diode trio with the remaining #8 insulated screw. This is what the finished kit installation should look like. From here, reinstall the stator, reassemble the housings, and pull the protruding pin out of the brush holder. Install the dust cap over the two spade connectors on the new regulator. Remount the alternator, run a 10 gauge wire to the battery's positive post, and you're done!

NOW WHAT?

Now that you have your new one-wire alternator installed and you find that it does not work, now what? Remove the dust cap from the new regulator and touch a wire for the positive terminal to the either of the spade connectors to excite the regulator. You should only have to do this once, from now on, it should perform it's job well. Don't forget to reinstall the dust cap. CTS

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