Install Alternator Temperature Sensor (#9 Positive, #10 negative)
The optional Alternator Temperature Sensor (MC-TS-A) allows your ARS-
5 voltage regulator to monitor your alternator for temperatures in excess
of safe operating levels. The MC-TS-A sensor includes a 54” cable, a
sensing attachment lug and positive and negative regulator plug-in con-
nectors. To install the MC-TS-A:
Connect the sensor lug to the terminal provided (6-Series) or one of
1.
the four bolts that hold the alternator’s front and rear cases together.
Extend sensor cable to the regulator. The cable can be included with-
in the regulator’s wiring harness, or can be run alongside the harness
and attached with cable ties.
Connect the positive and negative female connectors to the Alternator
2.
Temp. Sense terminals on the regulator (#9 is positive. #10 is nega-
tive). It is essential that the terminals match the polarity of the regu-
lator connection pins (red wire to positive terminal and black wire to
negative terminal).
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CAUTION: Reversing the polarity of the terminal connections on any of the alternator or battery
temperature sensors can result in invalid sensing and potential damage to alternators, regulator
and/or batteries.
Install Dash Lamp (#11)
The Dash Lamp (#11) terminal provides the ability to activate a visual or
audible indicator when the regulator monitors the following conditions:
Low system voltage, high system voltage, high alternator temperature,
high battery temperature (temperature conditions are only indicated when
appropriate temperature sensors are connected) and no voltage on sta-
tor, indicating that the alternator has failed. When a described condition
is detected, the regulator sends the Dash Lamp terminal from neutral to
ground. To utilize the Dash Lamp function:
Connect a small LED or incandescent lamp, or an audible (piezo)
1.
alert (maximum current flow is 500 mA) to a positive voltage source.
Connect the negative terminal on the lamp or audible alert to the Dash
2.
Lamp terminal on the regulator.
When connected, the lamp should flash at regulator start-up to indi-
3.
cate active status.
Magnetic Reed Switch
Looking much like a small thermometer atop
the regulator’s circuit board, the magnetic reed
switch provides a durable, sealed interface that
enables the user to set basic and advanced
regulator programming features. Included with
the regulator is a small screwdriver that doubles
as the regulator’s programming tool. A small
magnet embedded in the tip of the screwdriver’s
handle allows the user to activate the magnetic reed switch. By holding the magnet to the RED dot located at the end of
the reed switch, the user can scroll through the regulator’s various program modes and individual program selections.
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