- Joined
- Jan 1, 2006
- Location
- Southern Maryland
Okay so the car in question is a 78 244. It shouldn't matter what it is though.
On my 242, I simply hooked up a switched 12v source to the alt and ran it that way. It gave me two problems.
I plan on putting this cluster I made and that means the old one goes away. I want to take a blank plate on the center console and drill it for four lights.
The important/difficult one is the alt exciter. How exactly does this guy work? When the alt is not charging, electricity is traveling to the light (which I'd like to be an LED) but somehow (via a magic diode or something) the alt charges and the light goes away.
Please, gods of cars, assist me.
On my 242, I simply hooked up a switched 12v source to the alt and ran it that way. It gave me two problems.
- the car would run on for a second or two
- I had no indicator if the alternator was working
I plan on putting this cluster I made and that means the old one goes away. I want to take a blank plate on the center console and drill it for four lights.
- left/right turn signal
- oil pressure warning light
- alt exciter.
The important/difficult one is the alt exciter. How exactly does this guy work? When the alt is not charging, electricity is traveling to the light (which I'd like to be an LED) but somehow (via a magic diode or something) the alt charges and the light goes away.
Please, gods of cars, assist me.