I found the following on vtr.org (and not being in the least electrically inclined) was glad I did:
"Even though the three wire harness connection(s) may be different, they're basically the same in operation. The large brown wire [brown/white on my car?] (# 8 or 10) is the main output to charge the battery. The smaller brown wire (#14 or 16) comes from the harness and supplies battery sensing voltage (if used by the regulator). The small brown/yellow wire goes to the "IND"icator bulb on the dash."
So since my car got hacked I am curious how that brown wire should be set up. Is there a way to know which spade on the three wire is the "sensing" spade? What happens if that wire isn't hooked up? Did the 72 and early cars have an alternator with the sensing voltage connection?
On another note, I assume those other missing wires came out of the same spot on the in the wiring harness the current wires have come out of? The reason I ask is that if I can find them I am going to reattached the cut wires and buy that TRF conversion kit if it is still available.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: I took a look at the schematic again and I am even more confused. It looks like there are only three wires (72 and earlier) coming from the wiring harness and entering the alternator. The brown, the brown/white and the brown/yellow. The ground I assume are like the other grounds on this car and is provided by being attached to the grounded engine (Correct or not?!) The other n/y wire looks more like a jumped wire on the schematic. However, that doesn't sound right. Also the brown/white wire connects to the ammeter but it is huge. I'd expect the larger wire to connect to the starter. Man I hate wiring diagrams.
Also, leafing through the parts catalog the proper alternator for my car has two spades for connections and the later models (which is what appears to be on my car) have three spades in the alternator. So how is the original alternator a five wire alternator if there are only two bloody connectors?!