There should be an "F" designating which terminal is the Field connection, 
normally .


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Dunwoodie" <ddunw...@fnwusers.com>
To: <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 7:54 AM
Subject: KR> Alternator Wiring


> This probably sounds really stupid, so I'll ask anyway!!!  I have a 
> Revmaster 2100 with the standard alternator, 2 wires leaving from it, 
> going to a connector that has a couple of pins jumped and then to the 
> voltage regulator, etc.
>
> For lack of a diagram, I installed a relay between alternator output and 
> load.  On a test run, I killed the master switch, but the panel didn't 
> completely shutdown.  Upon investigation, I discovered that the alternator 
> was powering the panel, and it cost me a radio in the process.  Hence, the 
> relay.
>
> However, I think the accepted practice is to switch the field instead of 
> using a relay on the output.  So the really stupid question is "How do I 
> ID the field?"  Is it that jumper on the connector at the voltage 
> regulator?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dave.
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