Facts of life concerning your Alternator Charging System:
1. NEVER reverse battery connections! Always hook up the
positive (+) to positive (+) and negative (-) to nega-
tive (-). Negative wire or lead always goes to alter-
nator frame
2. NEVER disconnect voltage regulator sensing lead while
the engine is running! If you do, the alternator will
burn itself out
3. NEVER ground the alternator output terminal! It'll
cause an overload and burn out regulator
4. NEVER operate the alternator unless a load is con-
nected to output terminal!
5. NEVER try to polarize an alternator!
6. There are two types of alternator charging systems.
In one the rectifier is an internal part of the
alternator. In the other the rectifier is an
external component
Here are sketches of the two types of alternator charging
systems
