Spaghetti Junction....
Discussion
Sorry Team - It's me again.
I started Steppin' Out recently asking for help for connecting the Alternator, Starter Motor and Big Fuse and was inundated with help.
Having now worked out the heavy-duty side, I have found a light weight cable which has The Yellow Label' Alternator on it.
Now, amazingly, I put on a label of my own, whilst I was dismantling, on which I wrote 'Alternator to Big Fuse'.
This raises several interesting aspects:
1) Can't begin to believe how I worked out that it was due to go to the Alternator as the cable just disappears into part of the loom.
2) If I trust myself and do connect it to the Big Fuse, which side should I be connecting it to ? Alternator Side or Starter Motor side ?
Many thanks to you all, once again, for putting up with my relentless dullisms.
Ta !
PJ
I started Steppin' Out recently asking for help for connecting the Alternator, Starter Motor and Big Fuse and was inundated with help.
Having now worked out the heavy-duty side, I have found a light weight cable which has The Yellow Label' Alternator on it.
Now, amazingly, I put on a label of my own, whilst I was dismantling, on which I wrote 'Alternator to Big Fuse'.
This raises several interesting aspects:
1) Can't begin to believe how I worked out that it was due to go to the Alternator as the cable just disappears into part of the loom.
2) If I trust myself and do connect it to the Big Fuse, which side should I be connecting it to ? Alternator Side or Starter Motor side ?
Many thanks to you all, once again, for putting up with my relentless dullisms.
Ta !
PJ
Wiring section of the manual lists, shows the engine connector pin5 5 as a brown/yellow lead to the alternator
http://tvr-cerbera.co.uk/files/WorkshopManual/LowR...
Then I've got this which also shows it.
http://tvr-cerbera.co.uk/files/WorkshopManual/LowR...
Then I've got this which also shows it.
As above image
2 Wire alternator....
Heavy gauge Positive
Light gauge Battery Warning Light
Found here https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Nothing to worry about if you were to connect anything up incorrectly......
Shorting the positive to earth will blow the main fuse
Connecting warning light cable to a positive will illuminate the battery warning light when ignition is off and it will go off when ignition is switched on
Connecting warning light cable to an earth will illuminate the battery warning light when ignition is switched on and it won't go off when running the alternator
2 Wire alternator....
Heavy gauge Positive
Light gauge Battery Warning Light
Found here https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Nothing to worry about if you were to connect anything up incorrectly......
Shorting the positive to earth will blow the main fuse
Connecting warning light cable to a positive will illuminate the battery warning light when ignition is off and it will go off when ignition is switched on
Connecting warning light cable to an earth will illuminate the battery warning light when ignition is switched on and it won't go off when running the alternator
Edited by Penelope Stopit on Friday 8th November 20:34
You are very lucky to have any legible markings on the yellow sleeves
There's virtually nothing left on any of mine
I had the brilliant idea of putting some paper labels on the lambda sensor connectors so I could tell left from right, but I cleverly used heat sensitive labels that have turned completely black
There's virtually nothing left on any of mine
I had the brilliant idea of putting some paper labels on the lambda sensor connectors so I could tell left from right, but I cleverly used heat sensitive labels that have turned completely black
ukkid35 said:
You are very lucky to have any legible markings on the yellow sleeves
There's virtually nothing left on any of mine
I had the brilliant idea of putting some paper labels on the lambda sensor connectors so I could tell left from right, but I cleverly used heat sensitive labels that have turned completely black
Reminds me of a guy once (trainee at the dealership, but in the body shop not workshop thankfully) who labelled up a couple of wires in a cerbera engine bay thus :There's virtually nothing left on any of mine
I had the brilliant idea of putting some paper labels on the lambda sensor connectors so I could tell left from right, but I cleverly used heat sensitive labels that have turned completely black
L for Left side
O for Other side
Hi Rufus
Many thanks for your pic.
it successfully replaced the 1000 words that would have been required
After viewing it I realised that I had taken this one during the disassembly...
Thanks Pen for your photo and superb breakdown of possibilities
Thanks Will, Dave and Rik, for your EMails - Brilliant !!
Thanks ALL for your dogged persistence in getting BlackBeauty back on the road
Many thanks for your pic.
it successfully replaced the 1000 words that would have been required
After viewing it I realised that I had taken this one during the disassembly...
Thanks Pen for your photo and superb breakdown of possibilities
Thanks Will, Dave and Rik, for your EMails - Brilliant !!
Thanks ALL for your dogged persistence in getting BlackBeauty back on the road
Edited by Mr Cerbera on Saturday 9th November 14:40
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