Bob,
It would probably help, except my car does not have an ammeter. Series I. Not sure
why but it doesn't.
Thanks,
Rob
Bob Hamilton wrote:
> Robert,
>
> I just completed installing a new wiring harness and these cars are color
> coded to a British standard. The brown wire you mention is the main feed
> wire from the battery terminal (or where the lead from the battery connects
> to the solenoid) and goes to one side of your ammeter. This lead supplies
> all the power to everything on the car except to the starter motor. The
> "A" terminal of your voltage regulator is connected to the other terminal
> of the ammeter with a brown wire with a white tracer. Hope this helps.
>
> Regards,
> Bob
>
> At 08:38 AM 2/20/99 -0600, you wrote:
> >Tom,
> >Thanks for the speedy reply.
> >
> >the "A" goes to the solenoid, but then there is another Brown wire from
> >the terminal, under the A. It appears to be hooked to the A.
> >I have a brown wire going to somewhere in the steering column. I thin
> >it is for the horn. This wire was fried long ago and when I replaced
> >part of it my car would run. Since last weeks incident, I discovered
> >that there is the "other" brown wire at "A" that is fried.
> >
> >Thinking that these two brown wires may be the same I connected my ohm
> >meter to both ends. Before connecting the meter read "1". After
> >connecting, it read "0". I believe in my novice mind that mean this is
> >one wire. Is that correct.
> >
> >I ran a wire from inside where I had it attached before to the A
> >terminal on the control box but nothing happened. Oh, before I started
> >all this I was checking the wires at the control box. When I wiggled
> >the fried wire, my ignition light came on, so I am sure this is the
> >culprit.
> >
> >Now what, when I get nothing after connecting the two wires.
> >Rob
> >
> >Tom Hill wrote:
> >
> >> Rob,
> >>
> >> According to my wiring diagram (Autobook 836);
> >>
> >> Control Box Connections
> >>
> >> Terminal E - Black to Ground
> >> Terminal D - Yellow to Generator
> >> Terminal D - Yellow to Ignition Warning Light
> >> Terminal F - Yellow/Green to Generator
> >> Terminal A - Color code NU to Solenoid
> >> Terminal A1 - Color code NU to Terminal 1 on Ignition Starter Switch
> >>
> >> Is this the same as yours?
> >>
> >> Tom
> >
> >
> >
>
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> Robert (Bob) A.C. Hamilton, Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada
> The Man of Many Sunbeams - Alpine, Drophead and Saloon 1953-1954
> Home Page: http://www.navnet.net/~hamilton/index.html
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