sam93 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Hi all,Just rebuilding the electrics within the engine bay, I've got a question about fixing the starter solenoid to the bulkhead. Do the rubber pads need to isolate the body of the starter solenoid from the bulkhead ?Or does this not matter as my herald is a negative earth type.To ask it an other way, should I have continuity to earth on the body of the starter solenoid. Cheers,Sam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I doesn't need to be earthed, though I'm sure it doesn't matter if it is either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piman Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Hello Sam, most solenoids I've seen need to be earthed to the body. I can see from your picture two spade terminals, one on the main contact terminal and another which looks like the solenoid live. If there are no other spade terminals then it has to be earthed.Alec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paudman Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Earth it through the body, via the mounting bolts! The rubber pads are probably for vibration, not insulation. Don't connect any of the spade terminals to earth as they are all for the starter mechanism i.e. power in, solenoid then switches power to the starter circuit etc. I don't think that's what Piman meant but the wording of the post could be confusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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