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Old 08-11-2021, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by 1795 View Post
Not sure if your alternator is similar to the one that I had in my MGB race car. I was having a similar problem as I completed that build, in that the alternator (which tested as being good) was not charging the battery. Turned out that I had to wire in an idiot light that would turn on and tell the alternator to charge the battery. Your alternator may require a signal as well.
I think he may have hit on the answer. Does the red light on your dash glow? With a one wire alternator, the light is left out. If you have an external regulator, the light must be connected for the circuit to complete.
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