Callaway Charge issues

[scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)]

So a Mk1 will not self excite?

I did run a dedicated ground to the battery.  I actually put jumper
cables on the battery negative and put the other end to various parts
of the alternator, block with no effect either way.

There is some homegrown rats nest bullshit near the positive.  There
is a some sort of spring type disconnect between the actual positive
terminal (I see them on Porches) twist it and it makes contact--that
kind of thing.  As well the positive itself to the alternator doesn't
look great so I will be fixing all that crap today and all of the
smaller auxillery power wires... (there seems to be about 8 of
them?!?) are put together with a few bolts holding the small lugs
together and alot of electrical tape.  Grrr.  I need to unfuck that.

So that is my project for the AM.  And oh yea blue wire.

Thanks all.

On 9/25/07, Dan Bubb <dan.bubb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well, I'd assume the exciter wire is there for some reason so first
> off I'd connect that.
> Second I'd run a dedicated ground wire from the alternator case to the
> battery negative.
>
>
> On 9/24/07, Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I don't get it.
> >
> > I can't find my 90amp alternator so here is what I am trying to do.
> >
> > I took the alternator out of the car went to flaps and miss chiclet
> > finally figured out how to bench test it between chewing her gum and
> > telling me that if it isn't stock she can't test it.
> >
> > Grrrr.
> >
> > Passed all three tests diode pack volt regulator and I guess the third
> > one was voltage.
> >
> > So I take it back to the mechanic that rebuilt the engine to ask for
> > 65amp alt wire harness parts.  He gives me a few female blade
> > connectors in that size and a couple pieces of 8 gauge wire.
> >
> > I buiild a new wire loom and connect it directly to the battery.  B+
> > B+ to positive (31 wire?)  start it up and take a voltage measurement.
> >  12.07 vdc  I shut the car off and it goes to 12.37 vdc.  I didn't
> > bother with the blue wire--I figured it would self excite.
> >
> > SUGGESTIONS?  Before I lose my brains?
> >
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