Help, Alternator Hook up for the /6, I thought I had it right! - ZAP, ZAP.. Options

[DougC]

I have a problem where I get a major spark when attaching the battery cables to the battery. Clay Perrine pointed out to me that it's the heavy RED wire that's attached to the Starter (same place as the battery cable) and runs up to the back of the alternator. Clay suggested that this red wire was hooked to the wrong post on the altenator. OK, I removed the complete CIS injection unit and peeled back the engine shoud. The wires were hooked up to the alternator like in Wayne Dempsy's book, the pictures I took upon disassembly were lost so I had to use the book for this. I'm using a newly rebuilt Marchall alt. with external regulator. Here's a breakdown of how I have it wired:

(posts are clockwise from the top)
"+G1" or "+61" = blue wire
"B+" = Red wires [one thick, one thinner]
"another B+" = short ground strap from engine case
"DF" = black wire with spade end
"D-" = 3 small brown wires
"D." = un-used

Where have I gone wrong?

Doug C

[DougC]

"B+" is "B+". Why would you EVER hook it up to ground?

Thanks Cap'n (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) I feel much better now..Actually rethinking it, I'm not sure if that was true or not, I'm almost sure I had it going to the lower most stud on the body of the frame.. you're so right, I would have known better than that, surely. But maybe I did it accidently.

Kerry's suggested set up is exactly how mine was wired to the tee. Nothing to the "D"

Clay, I think I'll try your suggestion of unhooking all unnecessary wires to the VR tonight. That seems like a straight forward aproach. BTW, the 2 red wires (1 large,1small) both share the same round end connector, which tells me that they've always gone to the same terminal on the alt, so I'll have to snip the smaller one away.

Doug C