I understand the internal regulated idea and would like that except during this time of year money is a hurdle and this is my snow plow truck and needs to be running yesterday. I just bought an alternator and they won't take it back because it has been hooked up. The open wire idea I need to pursue. I have power to terminal #3 which is from the battery, I have a 7.5 volt reading to the number 1 (field) terminal and the #4 terminal. If I jump 12v to #2 terminal I get the 13.5 up to 14.7 volts to the first three terminals.
Just sitting key off should the regulator have 12v to anything other than the battery feed, how about when the key is on or the truck is running.
Again I ask how does the regualtor work inside. Does the alternator charge all the time and when the battery is up to snuff the regualor breaks the contact to the battery and thus the battery stops getting a charge? Should I have power at the alternatorwhen the key is off (other than the battery hot feed) or the key is on. I get nothing at the two wire plug when the truck is running unless I jump the #3 and #2 terminals on the regulator. #4 wire (brown) goes to the engine harness connector and then feeds to the L/H parking/directional signal circut, should this be a hot wire to the regulator, those lights work but there is no power to the #4 terminal...... Should there be any other hot feeds to the regulator other than #3 constant, is there a hot wire feed to the reg when the key is on other than #3.
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the ideas but snow is falling and I'm Christmas broke.
