Alternators
now im not entirely sure if there even was a voltage regulator already inline or not as i haven't got around to checking just yet, so that was my main question, if i do find one, shall i remove it. next question would be where abouts would one normally be?
In reverse order, its probably on the firewall near the ballast resistor.
The illustration here shows a B-body.
The 1970 Alternator & Regulator (Session 269) from the Master Technician's Service Conference
Post a couple photos of the firewall, especially if its a RHD model since that's a rarity here.
i belive they are internally regulated
I suspect you can get that info quicker than we can. We have to play games with the search engines to get them to prioritize stuff on your side of the pond.
The transistor on the outside of the alternator is probably a part of the internal regulator.
the red wire is the main wire that runs to the alt, that was sitting on the bodged bridge in the alternator in order to contact both terminals. and everyting else has been spliced into that cable. starter dash etc...
You can post some more pictures, and my suggestion is to draw out the circuits you find.
There's a number of ways this could have been wired into the original circuitry.
I see three spade tips on the back of your generator.
B probably stands for Battery. That would be the power output.
D I don't know. Often there is a sensing connection and a field wire.
Post some photos of the splice connections, and the bulkhead connector.
On a stock '70 Dart, there are two power feeds for running the car and all accessories.
One is a heavy wire from the alternator output through the firewall to the main splice.
The other comes from the battery. Carrying that power when needed is a heavy wire from the starter relay to the firewall with a fusible link in it. Then it too goes on to the main splice.
