alternator wiring connections

thanks Dave -you have given me a better insight to my de-lahma and i wont have to remove it again to bench test . i was leary that the voltage on the second field terminal if grounded would short out the wiring or diodes - and yes the bulkhead symptoms im very familiar with as 2 of my other A bodies have that wiring problem remedied by going through with no connections thanks again :profiler: cudanutz 67 notchback 318 69 "cuda" FB 383 4sp 69 318 barracuda FB 72 318 dart swinger 69 383 4sp NM Road Runner post