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Old 12-12-2014, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by gsxr View Post
Sounds like it's wired wrong. Why did you connect keyed power to the smaller lug on the alternator? The blue wire goes there!

The blue wire is the keyed power wire ~ it supplies a small amount of current from the ground patch of the dashboard lamp to energize the field in the alternator .
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