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Old 05-21-2018, 10:53 AM
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I'd be grateful if someone could indicate where the Alternator output is connected to the 'battery bus'.

I'm aware the battery cable from the rear of the car joins the starter motor cable in the front footwell, but where does the alternator output join so as to be charging the battery?

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Short cabel, negative, is from one bolt of starter to front frame. Longer one, positive, is from alternator and starter positive and goes inside a car where is connected with other one(splitig to fuesbox) and this one going stright to pyrotechnic disconnector and to battery positive.


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'Drago_o', thanks for your very helpful reply and in particular, a diagram showing what connects to what.

That diagram seems to come from a parts catalogue; any chance you can PM the details so I can look up what the parts are called, please?

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https://ifinterface.com/page/page3.php ==> CarProg2 and then chose your parameters. This one was - Brand: Audi, Model: A8Q, Group: 9, Picture: 972-005
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Very helpful - thank you Sir

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