Ordinarily, with the brown/yellow warning light connected, the alternator
will start charging once the revs reach about 900rpm. After that it doesn't
need the brown/yellow, it is self-exciting down to about 600rpm, so will
charge normally unless the revs fall below this. With the brown/yellow is
disconnected a *used* alt should start charging once the engine is revved to
about 3k, then will charge down to about 600rpm as before. A brand-new alt
out of the box may not do this.
So if your revs dropped below 600, and weren't raised to about 3k once the
brown/yellow had become disconnected, then it could account for your
problem. However as the warning light flickered before the charge failed, I
suspect it is the actual alternator that is the main problem, the loose wire
is just a coincidence. There is usually a little tang on the spade that
locks behind a projection in the insulator block, with these it is a matter
of pushing a thin blade from the open end between the connector and the
block, to depress it.
----- Original Message -----
> First! Would an absence of connectivity on the brown/yellow result in the
> symptoms described?
>
> Second! How can I get the contact out of the connector, so I can clean up
> and repair?
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