The large wire, orange or otherwise, that connects the alternator output post to the post on the solenoid where the battery is connected should be disconnected from the alternator. It can be removed completely. Then connect the alternator output to the house bank. Since the wire run will likely be longer to the battery than it was to the starter, I recommend using heavier wire to reduce voltage drop. I suggest using 6 AWG wire. Make sure you are using good crimping tools and that the wire is physically tied off to the engine near the alternator so that the terminal is not exposed to vibration.
The other wire on the solenoid battery terminal or possibly on the alternator output terminal will be the wire to the instrument cluster that enables engine start and the gauges. Ideally that should be fed from the engine start battery which will be tied to the solenoid. Rich Knowles Nanaimo, BC INDIGO LF38 Almost sold in Halifax, NS. On May 4, 2015, at 10:44, Edd Schillay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Listers, My rewire project is about 80% complete and I plan to finish tomorrow. Thanks to all for the advice. I took a look at the back of the alternator, where I want to change the output wiring to go back to the house bank (where the ACR is). But there are several wires coming out of it and I’m not sure of which one to cut and replace. See: http://www.marinedieseldirect.com/universal/200157/images/wiringdiagram.gif <http://www.marinedieseldirect.com/universal/200157/images/wiringdiagram.gif> I’m pretty sure I should remove the orange wire, but wanted to verify with the list. And I wanted to make sure that if it is the orange wire, and I do remove it, that it won’t have any negative effect on any other engine systems. All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> <PastedGraphic-1.tiff> _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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