Voltage Regulator-to-Battery Connection

[Joe Flanagan]

Today I started doing some of the wiring under my hood. Looking at the wiring diagram, I can't quite see the connection between the voltage regulator and the battery. The VR has three terminals. One goes to the field terminal on the generator. Another goes to the armature terminal on the generator. The third one looks like it goes to the ammeter. There is also a wire going from the ammeter to the starter solenoid. Is that how the VR-to-battery connection gets made? Obviously I'm confused here.

[55 Fargo]

Today I started doing some of the wiring under my hood. Looking at the wiring diagram, I can't quite see the connection between the voltage regulator and the battery. The VR has three terminals. One goes to the field terminal on the generator. Another goes to the armature terminal on the generator. The third one looks like it goes to the ammeter. There is also a wire going from the ammeter to the starter solenoid. Is that how the VR-to-battery connection gets made? Obviously I'm confused here.

Yes you are correct, no direct battery conection goes to the reg, meaning no cable from bat to reg. It flows regulator to ammeter, then to igntion switch, then to sol switch, to complete the circuit ..Fred

[Joe Flanagan]

Thanks Fred. I was just reading boxerinv's rewiring saga in the archives and confirmed that's the route the wiring takes.

[Young Ed]

Joe are you making your own wiring harness? Let me know if you need/want the special terminals that go on the VR

[55 Fargo]

Joe are you making your own wiring harness? Let me know if you need/want the special terminals that go on the VR

Ed, I used ordinary terminals on my voltage reg, what type should I have used?

[Joe Flanagan]

I did too. I'm using ring terminals I got at Auto Zone and they seem to be working out fine. I'm crimping them and soldering, both.

Yes, by the way. Making my own harness.

[Young Ed]

The original harness used terminals that go 90° to the wire. They are called flag terminals.

[55 Fargo]

The original harness used terminals that go 90° to the wire. They are called flag terminals.

Thanx Ed, now I gotya......Fred

[Joe Flanagan]

Right, that's what was on mine originally. I was able to make the ring terminals stay at 90 degrees to the regulator, though. The PO of this vehicle did quite a bit of jerry-rigging. The battery cables were 14 gauge and I've found wiring hooked up in some strange places. He was an eccentric--a miser, a recluse, and a packrat--so it doesn't surprise me.