Triumph TR6 - Charging System Overview

ELECTRICAL
CHARGING
SYSTEM
CAUTION:
THE
ALTERNATOR
CONTAINS
POLARITY
SENSITIVE
COMPONENTS.
REFER
TO "CAUTION"
ON PAGE
31.
DO
NOT
MAKE
OR
BREAK
ANY
CONNECTIONS
IN
THE
CHARGING
CIRCUIT-INCLUDING
THE
BATTERY
LEADS
_
WHILE
THE
ENGINE
IS
RUN-
NING
OR DAMAGE
TO
COMPONENTS
MAY
OCCUR.
THE
ALTERNATOR
MUST
ONLY
BE
RUN
WITH
ALL
THE
CHARGING
CIRCUIT
CONNECTIONS
MADE
OR
WITH
THE
ALTERNATOR
MULTI-SOCKET
CONNECTORS
DISCONNECTED.
HIGH
VOLTAGES
MAY
DAMAGE
SEMI-CONDUC-
TOR
DEVICES.
REMOVE
ALTERNATOR
MULTI-
SOCKET
CONNECTORS
BEFORE
PERFORMING
ANY
ELECTRIC
ARC
WELDING
ON
THE
VEHICLE.
.-l,lternator
The
Lucas
l5ACR
alternator-which
contains
its
own
control
unit-is
9liu11
by
a vee
belt
which
should
be
adjusted
as detailed
gl p1gg
sz.
The
field
winding
rotor
runs
on twb "lubricated
for
life"
ball
bearings.
(No
routine
lubrication
is
required).
Ignition
Warning
Light
The
three
"field.
winding
supply"
diodes
enable
a
circuit
similar
to
a
conventional
gaieraior'warning
light
circuit
to
be
employed.
If
the.*?lli"g
.light
remains
-illu"minated
during
normal
running
a fault
is
indicated.
Fig.
45
E
35