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• Re: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 1 May 2012 15:19:41 -0400
  ...ideally should to upgrade your voltage regulator, > preferably to a 3-stage regulator, not a simple fixed voltage type. > For the actual specs to...
• Re: OXS and Battery Light? Van Dies.
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 12:27:56 -0500
  ...armature), installed two new bearings and one bearing spacer, installed new voltage regulator and brush assembly, reassembled and tested. It looks brand new, puts...
• Re: Charging light question
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 08:19:53 -0800
  ...Time for a new voltage > regulator? Sounds pretty normal to me, but others may have differing opinions. > > Also, does anybody know a source for...
• 914 rocket bus...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 07 Mar 1996 10:58:54 -0500 (EST)
  ...new battery, fuel pump and lines, dist cap/rotor and wires, voltage regulator; tires in great shape, brand new spare. MUST SELL IN NEXT...
• Re: A twist on dual-battery configurations
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 16:32:40 -0500
  ...The "mod" consists of running a sense lead from the regulator to the battery so that it can regulate based on battery voltage instead...
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:40:20 -0700
  Yes, that is a normal voltage for a Vanagon alternator and yes other brand vehicles often are higher. The real question is what voltage...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:09:55 -0400
  This is the temp gauge circuit. +12V--->panel regulator-->10V-->()()()()()-->/\/\/\/\/\-->chassis ground. ()()()()() is the heater inside the gauge that makes the needle move. It...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:03:04 -0800
  ...It really isn't, just as knowing the expected output voltage range of a healthy voltage regulator isn't proprietary. Oh, well, it was...
• Low idle, hard cold starting
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:59:22 -0500
  ...fuel pressure regulator, fuel filter, bad compression, idle stabiliser, plugs, wires, dist. cap, rotor, vacuum leak, AFM, throttle body, low battery voltage at startup...
• Re: Cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 14:28:30 -0500
  ...Cold weather Annie, It's probably not "the alternator"...it's the carbon brushes INSIDE the alternator; they are part of the voltage regulator...
• Re: Stupid Electrical error
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Apr 1994 07:03:58 -0400
  ...can imagine i think joels on the right track with the voltage regulator - before you buy one from VW for $150, post the specs...
• Re: voltage reading at the gauge temp sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:46:26 -0500
  ...According to what I gathered from the List, this system is powered off the dash voltage regulator and is 10 volts. I was getting...
• Re: dual battery? hobigesuss!/Lets try this again!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 01:02:14 -0400
  ...temperature*), then maintain constant voltage of 14.1 (with constantly declining charge rate) until you get tired. Automotive regulators don't even know what...
• Re: I love it when a plan comes together
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 10:37:00 -0400
  ...Finally got the voltage regulator in (thanks Ken) and got it installed last night. Since I remembered to mark the relationship of the alt...
• "W" pin on alternator? What for?
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Cianciolo
  Sat, 18 Sep 1999 10:03:24 -0400
  ...Is this so or does it need to get a quick pulse of battery voltage to turn on the regulator circuit in the alt...
• Re: What is the simplest way to get 12V in a 24V VW electrical system?
  Historical mailing list - t
  Thu, 11 May 2000 22:59:44 -0700
  ...12 voltage divider you saw in the store, or... fabricate a bracket for mounting a 12 volt alternator, set up a regulator and run...
• Re: Battery overheating
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 16:08:24 -0400
  ...However the dude really did not know what he was >doing. > > >Voltage regulator bad? Sure is. Fix it quick -- thermal runaway in a charging...
• oil pressure buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 03:03:31 EDT
  ...through Moundville, AL(Joel Walker should know this place.) Can the voltage regulator effect the performance of the dynamic oil pressure sensing unit? I...
• Fixed: Re: 1.5 Volt only at clock
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:02:20 -0700
  ...My analogue clock is supplied by B+ (no voltage regulator involved) so voltage at clock should be the same or close to voltage at...
• Re: Alternator blue wire
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:52:28 -0400
  ...Once the alternator is producing current the voltage at that terminal cancels out the voltage on the other side of the light causing the...
• Re: Battery/OXS LED
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 06:46:25 -0700
  ...On our vehicles the brushes are part of the voltage regulator assembly that is screwed to the back of the alternator. New regulator assemblies...
• Re: 2nd battery RELAY ??
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 17:58:25 -0800
  ...forget about it...and no messing around with the alternator or voltage regulator (on a '72) wiring. My notes on the installation: http://www...
• Re: Is it normal...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:28:16 -0800
  A plugged fuel pressure regulator will make it run rich, especially at idle. You can test the pressure at the T junction. On 2...
• Gauge panel regulator was Re:...gas guage)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:59:06 -0500
  ...Sounds like a candidate for a +12v regulator and a few diode drops, or a +5 and a five-volt zener on the ground...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 17:28:08 -0400
  ...There's a voltage drop all along the way, but grounds are good. At Alt, no load 14.15 vdc At Alt, loaded 14...
• Re: Fixed Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 24 Apr 2018 13:54:23 -0400
  ...Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel > pump won't work" > > Because you changed the alternator voltage > regulator..... > > Could the > alternator voltage regulator be blocking positive flow...
• Re: trip report
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sat, 17 Sep 1994 16:00:43 -0500 (CDT)
  ...And if anyone else needs one of those little voltage regulators, please let me know because I have a new one that I bought...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:28:59 -0700
  fwiw, I have had an electronic adjustable voltage regulator wear out brushes in my personal turbo Volvo sedan in as little as 8,000...
• hello there listee's... I'm baaack!
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 19:52:49 -0600
  ...Will the voltage regulator help with this? MtnGal
• Re: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 19:46:31 -0700
  ...400 miles later, the voltage was down to 11.6 volts at idle and at 2,000 rpm, even with the headlights off. Not...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:00:29 -0700
  ...the correct charging regime which is > not possible with automotive-type voltage regulators. I would strongly > recommend to use either of these types only...
• Re: Fixed Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 24 Apr 2018 10:53:30 -0400
  ...Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel > pump won't work" > > Because you changed the alternator voltage > regulator..... > > Could the > alternator voltage regulator be blocking positive flow...
• Re: Alternator died
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:07:57 -0600
  ...Alternator died > > >> Hi all, >> >> Yesterday the 2 external voltage regulators arrived and I installed the >> first one in my 90 and it worked great...
• alternator/ stalling problem
  Historical mailing list - Dion Cooze
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 11:21:48 -0700
  ...Could this have something to do with the damaged ground or the voltage regulator on the alternator? Any suggestions or previous experience with such...
• Re: Odometer fixed..and "how dumb am I? (gas guage)
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:41:41 -0500
  At 11:00 AM 1/30/2009, miguel pacheco wrote... >Any pictures of this gauge pod voltage regulator? It's my first day It...
• Re: Operating temp question
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 11:34:53 -0500
  ...If it reads low when you fill up you need a new voltage regulator before you do anything else. -- Miguel
• Re: Good price on Optima Yellowtop Batteries w/ free delivery - where to put them?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 19:43:34 EST
  ...I also switch the batteries with the VW relay arrangement, use an adjustable voltage regulator on the alternator to dial in the right charging...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 23:36:44 -0700
  ...10 volts from the regulator goes to one end of the heating coil, > the other is connected to the sensor (fuel, temp). The sensors...
• High Output Regulators
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 28 Apr 97 10:20:32 PDT
  A classic problem with built in regulators of the semiconductor rather than relay types is that they aren't adjustable. My BMW Airhead uses...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 12:50:16 -0800
  It has been my experience over the years that the onset of cold weather will "out" a weak battery that will otherwise seem fine...
• Re: Homemade aerator for Westfalia faucet
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:51:39 -0400
  > why not just put a little voltage regulator in the 12v pump circuit? To slightly choke off water flow on a '77 Westy I...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 6 Jul 2008 09:53:57 -0700
  ...I too wonder if the voltage stabilizer is needed. I just bought a "Hastings" aftermarket gauge. It c/w a sensor to thread into...
• Re: 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:33:59 -0700
  The temp gauge circuit uses the output of the 10 volt dash regulator as it's power source. (fuel gauge does too) This is...
• Re: Re- Cutting out
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Oct 1996 21:50:23 -0700
  ...Most electronic devices have internal voltage regulators anyway How else do you think that tape player plays at the same pitch from 12v-14v...
• Monitoring aux battery charging?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 09:56:56 -0600
  ...Idling for 30+ minutes appeared to charge it back up--this by watching the voltage level in the system. (Of course, max voltage depends...
• Re: Alternator rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 15:56:12 -0500
  ...Drop in voltage at times, squealing sound like a belt struggling. voltage regulator brushes look good. Is this as simple (or not) as replacing...
• Re: Alternator Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:59:04 -0400
  ...The voltage was 7.1V. Battery light >>>>> still >>>>> on dash. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thinking this is a bad voltage regulator or brushes, I pulled the >>>>> voltage >>>>> regulator...
• Re: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 11:47:42 -0500
  On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, mark drillock wrote: > MANY premium brand manufacturers use the same basic alternator with > integrated regulator as the Vanagon. Mercedes...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:08:12 -0400
  At 12:13 PM 7/12/2008, Michael Diehr wrote: >Looking at Bentley again, it does claim that these #s are mm diameter, mm...
• Re: Alternator replacement????
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:16:34 -0400
  ...The easiest way to fix this > is to install a new voltage regulator into the alternator. The regulator has > brushes built in. $30 bux...
• On the topic of Battery explosion/voltage reg
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 21:24:55 -0700
  ...Anyway, I've always suspected the voltage regulator but never knew this could result form me just learning to "live with it." Please inform...
• alternators, voltages, rebuild, idiocracy
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:48:29 -0800
  ...voltmeter. "If you would like to test the functioning of the voltage regulator, you will need a variable power supply that can vary from...
• Re: Voltage surges
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 21 May 2010 11:11:36 -0500
  ...Anyone got a working > Simpson 280? > > Before I dig deeper into this, can anyone tell me if this sounds like an > alternator voltage regulator...
• Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:21:02 -0700
  ...the voltage at the starter >battery at idle and 2,000 rpm: 13.1V with the headlights off. > >I pulled the regulator out of...
• Front Blower Doesn't
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:14:32 -0700
  ...voltage regulator (and eventually, no battery), Cunegonde's been running perfectly since the waterpump and transmission were replaced last summer. A new alternator/regulator...
• RE: Alternator & O2 lights on
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Dec 1995 16:10:40 -0500
  ...I'm going to check the alternator and voltage regulator tonight. It looks like one of these is suspect, hopefully not the alternator. > I...
• Re: Frying ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 24 May 2000 07:40:40 -0700
  ...You have a bad thermostat or something wrong with the temperature measuring system (sender, instrument voltage regulator, gauge, etc.). 2) The Vanagon depends on...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 23:28:56 -0700
  ...The vehicle wiring voltage varies depending on alternator > output, what loads are turned on, etc. The "voltage stabilizer" provides the > temp gauge and fuel...
• Re: Opinion on Long Trip w/young driver to Florida from Texas
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:43:21 -0500
  ...it was a matter of "Convenience" in >that Dutiful Passage's voltage regulator was the only problem which >we could have corrected with a...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 10:38:37 -0800
  ...Then, with engine running, check the voltage at > the battery. That should be well over 13 volts, close to 14 volts or > better, if...