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Old 02-03-2012, 03:59 PM   #29 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Originally Posted by deathtrain View Post
I would start with unplugging two at a time.
Thanks for this. I had wondered that too. Your confirmation sent me back to test it. I unplugged the best suspects first: the yel/blk that must be the field winding power wire and the wht/blu which is the wire to the charging light on the dash. When these are unplugged, the car shows 12.5 volts while running. Bingo. So you were right. Knowing that now, I look at the wiring diagram below and I think I could remove the charging light lightbulb and break the one circuit and then install my switch on the yel/blk line and be fine. Sound correct?

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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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