Alternator Wiring Jeep
2 gauge negative battery cable with 6 gauge chassis ground.
Alternator wiring jeep. Wiring is really just about as simple as adding one wire from the bat post on the alternator to the post of the battery. One is a big fat wire that goes to the battery this is the alternator output. 2 gauge positive battery cable with 4 ga fuse block lead. The alternator has an internal regulator.
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Starter lug cover to protect against accidental short circuits during oil changes. Variety of jeep cherokee alternator wiring diagram. The other two wires feed power to the field coil. I would tie the alternator directly to the battery post not to the old bat terminal on the regulator.
One of the connectors is typically a threaded bolt protruding from the back the opposite end from the pulley that a wire with a boot on the connecting end is snapped onto. Kit features a replacement headlight switch with internal 25 amp circuit breaker and adjustable length shaft with a custom knob. You can check if the field coil is powered by connecting a multimeter to the terminals of the field coil and starting the engine. 4 gauge alternator cable with a fusible link.
The 76 86 jeep cj kit is the most complete wiring system of its type in the industry using many original switch connector bodies. A wiring diagram is a simplified traditional pictorial representation of an electrical circuit. Jeep cherokee alternator wiring diagram.