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The voltage regulator controls the amount of circulating voltage. Proper wiring is required for the regulator to perform as required.
On a dodge alternator the two small wires go to the voltage regulator . It doesn't matter which wire goes where, but the red or blue wire needs 12 volts when the key is on. The green wire goes directly to the regulator from the alternator. The large wire goes to the battery and it is important that you don't undersize this wire. The other wire is a ground wire and can be grounded to the block or not used as the case is grounded by the bolts that hold it on.
if you replace the alternator will you also be replacing the voltage regulator
On a 1976 Honda CB400f ? 1 black 1 green 1 white wire Which terminal does each wire go on, on the voltage regulator? ( i downloaded 3 different wiring diagrams for this bike, and each one has the wires in different positions on the regulator :( )
Sort of square, 3 in by 3 in. metal box on firewall with a 3 wire plug in the middle.
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Assuming you mean the voltage regulator. Chrysler products of that era used the "One wire system". The voltage regulator is integral to the alternator.
Should be under the hood, on the firewall. It's about the size of a deck of playing cards with a small two wire plug snapped into it.
the wiring diagrm shows this wire coming from voltage regulator. anyone know where to find voltage regulator on 1997 Saturn sl1 automatic?
It can depend on what kind of car you have, some cars have a voltage regulator that lets your distributor get 12 volts on start but then drops voltage on run. sometimes the run resist wire burns out, so you only get power to your distributor on the start circuit. The old type voltage regulator were porcelain with two wire resisters.
White wire is for signal voltage and the black wire sends the voltage to the battery, orange/red wire is your field wire that goes out to your external regulator, also there is a signal wire that goes to your battery gauge inside the cab.