[C320-list] Alternator Wiring Question

[Gus Macdonald]

This is brilliant.  Thanks for sharing.  Having had several MG’s and an AH in my youth in the UK, I can relate to several of these observations.

Angus
# 999
Georgian Bay

> On Jun 29, 2020, at 1:01 PM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
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> In the early 70's I drove an old Austin Healey which endeared the following
> humor to me:
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> Guide to Fuse replacement Lucas the Prince of Darkness
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>   - The Lucas motto: "Get home before dark."
>   - Lucas is the patent holder for the short circuit.
>   - Lucas - Inventor of the first intermittent wiper.
>   - Lucas - Inventor of the self-dimming headlamp.
>   - The three position Lucas switch - Dim, Flicker and Off.
>   - The Original Anti-Theft Device - Lucas Electrics.
>   - >Lucas is an acronym for Loose Unsoldered Connections and Splices
>   - Lucas systems actually uses AC current; it just has a random
>   frequency.
>   - "I have had a Lucas pacemaker for years and have never had any trou..."
>   - If Lucas made guns, wars would not start.
>   - A friend of mine told everybody he never had any electric problems
>   with his Lucas equipment. Today he lives in the countryside, in a large
>   manor with lots of friendly servants around him an an occasional ice cold
>   shower...
>   - Back in the 70's, Lucas decided to diversify its product line and
>   began manufacturing vacuum cleaners. It was the only product they offered
>   which did not suck.
>   - Q: Why do the British drink warm beer? A: Because Lucas makes their
>   refrigerators
>   - Alexander Graham Bell invented the Telephone.Thomas Edison invented
>   the Light Bulb. Joseph Lucas invented the Short Circuit.
>   - Recommended procedure before taking on a repair of Lucas equipment:
>   Check the position of the stars,kill a chicken and walk three times
>   clockwise around your car chanting:" Oh mighty Prince of Darkness protect
>   your unworthy servant.."
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> Chris Burti
> Commitment #867
> Farmville, NC
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> On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 11:56 AM <amshd2 at aol.com> wrote:
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>> Lucas built both internal and external grounded alternators that run on a
>> M30.
>> If you wire the ground wrong it will not produce any output.
>> Tony
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Pat Tormey <ptormey at 4square.net>
>> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
>> Sent: Mon, Jun 29, 2020 8:00 am
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Alternator Wiring Question
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>> I don't know that issue, but you can use a multimeter to confirm
>> continuity. Just read both ends based on the color code
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>> This question is mainly for those who have a C320 with a Perkins M30
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>> I am replacing my OEM Lucas A127 alternator with an 80-amp Lucas alternator
>> from Parts4Engines.com. The wiring connections are the same on both
>> alternators, but I am not getting any output from the replacement.  One
>> possible issue is the ground wire attached to the "B-" connection on the
>> alternator.  The wiring diagram in the Perkins Workshop Manual shows a fuse
>> in that line somewhere, but I can't find the fuse because the wire
>> disappears into a wiring harness bundle.
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>> Does anyone know whether the harness really does have a fuse, and if so
>> where it is located?  Bonus points if you can also tell me where I would
>> find a replacement if the fuse is blown.
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>> Thanks in advance for any help.
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>> Mark Seyler
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>> S/V Reality,
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>> Catalina 320, #232
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>> New Orleans, LA
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