Faulty battery, bad alternator, or both (photos)
I do a good job mixing up my explanations! I should have just left the part about the amp bypass modification out of my post (I have checked this circuit and it tests ok)
One thing that did throw me off initially was, the diagram below shows the wire going from the splice to the ignition switch as a "black" wire.
Actually, the wire that comes off the splice and goes to the ignition switch becomes the RED 12g wire for the ignition switch.
I verified this with my wiring diagram and with the harness itself because it really confused me.
I think you hit it on the head with what i've quoted below though. I was talking about the ACCESSORY black wire not having continuity.
The path for this wire is:
Big Black Wire FROM Ignition switch TO Second buss in fuse panel.....also.....
Big Black Wire FROM Ignition switch TO welded splice with 12g Pink wire TO Wiper Switch.
(I can take a photo of my wiring diagram when I get home if I'm still not making sense...)
I do a good job mixing up my explanations! I should have just left the part about the amp bypass modification out of my post (I have checked this circuit and it tests ok)
One thing that did throw me off initially was, the diagram below shows the wire going from the splice to the ignition switch as a "black" wire.
Actually, the wire that comes off the splice and goes to the ignition switch becomes the RED 12g wire for the ignition switch.
I verified this with my wiring diagram and with the harness itself because it really confused me.
I think you hit it on the head with what i've quoted below though. I was talking about the ACCESSORY black wire not having continuity.
The path for this wire is:
Big Black Wire FROM Ignition switch TO Second buss in fuse panel.....also.....
Big Black Wire FROM Ignition switch TO welded splice with 12g Pink wire TO Wiper Switch.
(I can take a photo of my wiring diagram when I get home if I'm still not making sense...)
ACCESSORY (black)
This big black wire comes FROM the ignitions switch and TO the accessory buss in the fuse box
The SECOND buss in the fuse panel is your "HOT" buss and this comes direct from the splice to that fuse buss.
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What is not shown in the diagram below:
Ignition switch and feed from switch to "switched" accessory buss in fuse panel
They do not show the wiper feed, I'd have to check that. Yours comes off the splice?
http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/amp-gauges.shtml
