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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: soprano on April 03, 2016, 12:34:12 PM

Title: Alternator wiring help
Post by: soprano on April 03, 2016, 12:34:12 PM: Where do I hook the purple wire off the alternator to the wiring harness that so that it charges my battery and when I turn the key off the boat doesn't keep running help please..
Title: Re: Alternator wiring help
Post by: Six-Oh-Nine on April 03, 2016, 12:43:40 PM: The purple wire goes to keyed power

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Title: Re: Alternator wiring help
Post by: GT Jets on April 03, 2016, 12:47:56 PM: Quote from: soprano on April 03, 2016, 12:34:12 PM
Where do I hook the purple wire off the alternator to the wiring harness that so that it charges my battery and when I turn the key off the boat doesn't keep running help please..

What alternator?
GT
Title: Re: Alternator wiring help
Post by: GT Jets on April 03, 2016, 12:54:45 PM: Quote from: Six-Oh-Nine on April 03, 2016, 12:43:40 PM
The purple wire goes to keyed power

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May need an in line idiot light.

GT
Title: Alternator wiring help
Post by: Six-Oh-Nine on April 03, 2016, 01:04:21 PM: If it back feeds, just use one of those diodes msd includes with their boxes.

But I've seen quite a few where they just wired the stimulator wire right to constant power... And low and behold, it stays on with the key off.

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