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Alternators on Honda powered cars.

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Hi All,

I need a bit of help please. I been suspecting a faulty alternator on my 600 for a while. I recently put a multimeter across it at, at idle it was only giving 12.5 volts. Surprisingly (for a Japanese engine) the alternator is a Bosch. I've tried to get it rebuilt, but it seems that parts or these have become scarce. However, that's not the reason for the post.

What I want to know is at what point during 600 production was the alternator wiring changed from what's shown in the 1996 circuit diagram?... I've had my car since early 2007, and the alternator loom hasn't been modified, but where the diagrams show the WR wire connected to the FR terminal, it's actually connected to the IG terminal, and where the charge light cable is shown connected to the L terminal, it's connected to FR. The BY cable missing completely!! Need help please!

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Sorry I cannot help you with your key question. Re your analysis that you have a problem, what voltage do you expect to have at idle - is 12.5 indicative of a fault? I'd be more inclined to ask what the volts go up to at 2000 or 4000rpm.
I think you'd be expecting something around 14.8V (depends on temperature). Are you completely happy with the condition of the battery?
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