What is the lead from the generator wire

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What is the lead from the generator wire

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attached to? I installed the lever on/off switch, instead of the keyed ignition I formerly had. The keyed ignition had a battery post, an "accessory post" that I had the in dash gauges and heater hooked up to, and an "on" post that I had the lead in from the distributor and generator hooked up took. The previous keyed ignition had two terminals, the battery and everything else. I ran fine with the keyed ignition, but hooking it up to the levered on/off switch, I have no place to put the generator. I thought it might go to the battery lead, but it's grounded and drains the battery.
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What are the wire numbers on your lever type military switch?
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If you remember, my military lever doesn't have numbers. Using the diagram I got from you Wes, this is how I have it hooked up
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I initially had it hooked into the A & C leads with the battery, and it drained the battery
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Either B or D will work just fine for the generator field power.
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Thanks. Hooked it all up, recharged my battery, and everything is working fine. I just got some jack stands, so hopefully next week I'll get that back differential cover off and count the gears.
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Should I not hook it up to D? I had it hooked up to C, and it was draining the battery.
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My bad. Typo B or D
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