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71k5 · 01-10-2003, 10:14 PM

My '71 Blazer with 350 and one wire alternator has been sitting for a couple of months; when I started it the ammeter didn't move so I revved it a bit which usually got it to start charging, but not this time. Isn't there a way to ground one of the connections on the alternator to "excite" it and get it charging again? I didn't put a voltmeter on the pos and neg terminals to see if it was REALLY charging. Also, I think there's a way to hook up an idiot light which will excite the alternator too...Can anyone help with this one?

01-10-2003, 10:14 PM	#1
71k5 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Manchester, PA Posts: 138	"excite" my one-wire alternator? My '71 Blazer with 350 and one wire alternator has been sitting for a couple of months; when I started it the ammeter didn't move so I revved it a bit which usually got it to start charging, but not this time. Isn't there a way to ground one of the connections on the alternator to "excite" it and get it charging again? I didn't put a voltmeter on the pos and neg terminals to see if it was REALLY charging. Also, I think there's a way to hook up an idiot light which will excite the alternator too...Can anyone help with this one?



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