It s supposed to assist all the typical user in developing a suitable method.
Alternator test bench wiring diagram.
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Model 897 test lead chart.
Voltage and amperes varies depending on the type and its purpose but car alternators are usually 13 to 15 volts and produce between 50 and 100.
Model 881 test lead chart.
These guidelines will likely be easy to grasp and apply.
Repeat the test using the screwdriver.
You find a strong magnetic force immediately pulls the screwdriver towards it even if the screwdriver is a reasonable distance away if there is alternator field current.
The b7100 is a completly different story with a rectifier with more than 3 wires and a ground.
My sense is you have married incompatible parts.
Model 881 manual pages 1 59.
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Model 897 manual.
I looked at the wiring diagram for a b5100 series and then a b7100 series.
Typical alternator wiring by james stevens.
Place the metal end of the screwdriver near to the nut on the alternator pulley.
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Alternators produce electricity to power electrical devices and to charge batteries.
The b5100 series has two output wires on the dynamo and a total of 4 wires on the rectifier one of which is a ground.