The following information is presented as a guide when wiring and troubleshooting alternators.
Terminal Definition Notes
Comes from the word A BATTERY ‘Accumulator’ B BATTERY Main Battery Feed
B+ BATTERY Main Battery Feed
Neutral, ‘Half-Voltage’, centre C CENTRE point of a Y-connected stator COM COMPUTER Computer Communication Comes from the old ‘Dynamo D+ WARNING LIGHT Positive’ on a generator DFM DYNAMO FIELD MODULATION Duty Cycle signal from the ECU Comes from the word E WARNING LAMP ‘Excitation’ Normally found on Externally F FIELD Regulated units FR FIELD REGULATION Voltage Signal from the ECU
G GROUND Chassis of the vehicle
I INDICATOR Warning Lamp
L LAMP Warning Lamp
Normally found on older M FIELD Externally Regulated units Neutral, ‘Half-Voltage’, centre N NEUTRAL point of a Y-connected stator Stator Pulse. Used for rev- P PULSE counters Output to charge relays, R RELAY electric choke, etc S SENSE Battery Voltage sense wire Stator Pulse. Used for rev- S (FORD) STATOR counters Stator Pulse. Used for rev- T TACHO counters Stator Pulse. Used for rev- W WAVEFORM counters