Triumphrat

kawtoy

73 Bonnie T140V. New owner and not sure if the prior owner has the wiring right. I just want to make sure before I hook the battery up. I looked at the wiring schematic but still have some questions. Here is what I have
Sitting on the bike
Left coil- black/white, white/yellow
Left condensor- black/white going to left coil
Right coil- white/yellow, black/yellow
Right cond- black/yellow going to right coil
Rectifier- red, green/yellow, 2 brown/blue one of the wires
has been cut and a fuse has been added but it is missing the connection for it
Red wire (ground?)
Also has a brown/blue wire with a 35amp fuse and two eye connections but neither are connected to anything
How does everything look so far? What connects to the positive batt terminal. Where does the loose brown/blue wire with a fuse connect to? Can you start the bike with no battery? I am new to the Lucas system. Thanks

OzBloke

Kawtoy,

Coil/condenser wiring is correct if you have points fitted.

Rectifier - Red is centre connector on top (earthed through centre bolt). Two wires (I think they were green/white, green/yellow) come from the alternator, Brown blue should be Negative to battery, via the fuse.

Red is ground (battery positive).

Bit hard without a diagram, but here goes....

Batt -ve ----- 20A Fuse -----Rectifier, Zener, Ign Switch, possibly headlight switch. Brown/blue wires.

Batt +ve ------ Rectifier, earth on Engine, also may be earthed under Zener mount (not sure on 73). Red wires.

Need the battery, and in good condition, to start

Pete

[ This message was edited by: OzBloke on 2006-04-11 18:04 ]

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kawtoy

Just found out the importance of the battery. Got a new one today it started on the second kick...after 20 years. Thanks