Two 12-ga red wires go to a connection in the terminal box on the left side
of the firewall, and from there a 1-ga wire to the battery + terminal.

david

At 03:59 PM 3/22/2001, patty and danny wrote:
>On an '81 vanagon alternator there are 3 connections that the wiring hooks
>up to.  On one side it says D+ and on the other it says B+.  I assume that
>shows that one connection goes to the battery and the other to the
>alternator light in the circuit board, but what is the other (middle)
>connection for?  I'm installing an isolator but the directions don't say
>anything about a third connection (unless it also goes to the battery).
>Does anyone know anything about alternator connections.
>
>Thanks for you help,
>Danny
>'81 Westy

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"