Generator/Regulator Wiring

[Bill K]

I'm trying to get the generator and regulator wired correctly so that the battery is being charged by the generator.
My regulator is mounted vertically. I have the armataure and field wires from the generator attached correctly to the two top terminals of the regulator. At the bottom of the regulator on one side is a pair of heavy terminals (one on top of the other), and on the other side a single smaller terminal.
I have the positive post of the battery wired to the starter solenoid.
I've been told that I should wire from either one of the larger lower regulator terminals to the starter solenoid with the positive battery connection. That would be the place the battery picked up the charge from the generator.
Is this the right way to go?

[MURZ]

On the 12V generator, the regulator is connected as follows:(photo courtesey of Dale M. of dune-buggy.com)
Your welcome!!!!
Michael

[Buggy1]

Follow the diagram Bill, thats a good one that is posted.

Neal

[Carlton Dollery]

Do you have to have the wire running from the voltage regulator to idiot light to the ignition switch for the generator to charge the battery? I have been reading up on this because I do not have this wire hooked up on my car and the generator does not charge the battery. I assumed that the generator was bad.

Any comments would help.

[GregR]

You must have the wire from the regulator to the idiot light to the switch for the system to work. The light acts as the "exciter" for the system

[Bill K]

I've never run an idiot light either, and didn't have a clue it was necessary. Is it a special bulb just for that purpose? If not, can one of the small round auto-supply type bulbs that I mounted in the dash for turn indicator lights work?