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ALTERNATOR SWAP

Q I own a 1970 Cortina 1600E. I’m changing my dynamo to an ACR alternator, and the problem is that the control box has four wire connections — two black wires on the E terminal spade, two brown and yellow colour wires on the D terminal spade, one brown and green wire on the F terminal and one brown wire on the B terminal. Which terminals do I bridge together to make the alternator work?

Brian Jeffs UK

Most dynamo control boxes have five terminals, either A1,

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