Need help from Post guys - Alternator wiring.

[HemiKat]

Im wiring my 2003 Bandit motor and the alternator has a different plug than my Pre. Im assuming Bandit and Katana wiring will be the same with the alternator. (It has been 99% the same so far.)

The plug (see pic) looks like an upside down "T". One wire should be hot, with the key off. I need to know which part of the "T" has 12v with the key off, bike not running. I would guess, but I really dont want to cook my alternator.

I know its a pain to get to, Im hoping someone will have thier plastics off for winter mods and can help me out. Thaks.

[ygolohcysp]

Mine is put away, with all the plastics on it. It's a 2006 600 Kat. While it would be a pain to get to, and I'm totally going to wait and see if anyone else can help first, I will be willing to eventually check this for you if no one else does. Just let me know.

[katanaturbo600]

go to zrperformancecycles.com. This is my motorcycle mechanics website. In there is a contact page and you can e-mail him and ask. His name is Peter and let him know i referred you. My name is Matt and he currently has my Katana to do a bunch of mods. I hope this helps.

V/r
Katanaturbo600

[squiggy]

Shouldn't the wiring diagram show which is what? The diagram is floating around here somewhere.

[ThAzKat]

You are forcing me to do it aren't you? I would have swapped the katana alternator personally if that is a option.

[steves]

The gears are different Thom. Need a Bandit alternator for a Bandit motor.

[ThAzKat]

The gears are different Thom. Need a Bandit alternator for a Bandit motor.

I know that steve,
Which would be easier for you Hemi at this point, get a coupler for the bandit or change the gears on the alternators?
I will get the cover off tomorrow and take a pic for you! I have to get batteries for the digi first.

[loudnlow7484]

For the life of me, I can't remember which is which. One is hot all the time, and one is hot on ignition I believe. I just can't remember. Hope somebody can snap a picture of it for you. I stuck a generator of that style on my last kat when it went out, but I don't remember how I figured out what wires went where. Sorry.

If you posted this question on Maximum Suzuki you might get a quicker response from a B12 owner.

[steves]

Note: This wiring diagram is from a B600... hope it might help.

[HemiKat]

I appreciate it guys. I forgot all about changing gears. I guess I will do that instead. Probaly better to have the original Alternator anyways since Im running the stock wiring. I thought I read somewhere that the Kat alterator has a higher output? Dunno.

Note: This wiring diagram is from a B600... hope it might help.

Yeah Ive got that, but it doesnt show the connectors and how the wires are oriented.

[steves]

Yeah, I realized that just now sorry.

Sorry, I don't have any pics that show that closely enough to make out the wires.

[ThAzKat]

What the wiring diag. shows me is the large post on the alternator is positive and will take a battery cable eyelet.

[HemiKat]

What the wiring diag. shows me is the large post on the alternator is positive and will take a battery cable eyelet.

I thought that was the ground.

Im going to take your advice and just swap alterator gears. I know where all the wires go to the old alternator. Atleast this way it will prevent me from overloading something.

Edit: I just noticed the alternator has a "B" next to the post, and that normally does stand for positive feed. Either way, Im going to use my pre-alternator.