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I have a 70 firebird and checking for a battery drain over a day or so. The car is pretty much gutted and no lights are on at night. The brake switch has been replaced due to age and not functionality.
Testing/ What I know
If I remove all the fuses from under the dash and check for amp draws in serial from the positive side of the battery with my meter I read .8 amps. if I disconnect the regulator 2 wire clip I read 0 am draw .If I remove the positive wire from the "battery"terminal on the amp I read .8 amps I assume the Alternator is the reason for the drain through the 2 clip wire harness
Note:
Alternator is a chrome 105 amp gm delco
I have 2 wires coming off my alternator "BAT connection. I assume it should of been wired from the starter terminal instead. Can anyone tell me how to correctly wire a starter/alternator circuit. I will browse the web but I think there should not be 12 volts constant at the alternator "B" terminal as an ammeter would not work correctly or should I say it will always be on.
removing all the gremlins from the car going over each circuit one by one..I never drove the car and has been working on it for 2 years
Testing/ What I know
If I remove all the fuses from under the dash and check for amp draws in serial from the positive side of the battery with my meter I read .8 amps. if I disconnect the regulator 2 wire clip I read 0 am draw .If I remove the positive wire from the "battery"terminal on the amp I read .8 amps I assume the Alternator is the reason for the drain through the 2 clip wire harness
Note:
Alternator is a chrome 105 amp gm delco
I have 2 wires coming off my alternator "BAT connection. I assume it should of been wired from the starter terminal instead. Can anyone tell me how to correctly wire a starter/alternator circuit. I will browse the web but I think there should not be 12 volts constant at the alternator "B" terminal as an ammeter would not work correctly or should I say it will always be on.
removing all the gremlins from the car going over each circuit one by one..I never drove the car and has been working on it for 2 years