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• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:20:46 -0700
  ...Jake de Villiers > <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > > There is an adjustable voltage regulator available for the Bosch > > alternator. Unfortunately, the page with the specifics...
• Re: Westy Faucet water velocity
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 06:44:16 -0500
  ...solution using a solid state voltage regulator thing and a few other parts, that would drop the voltage and be adjustable. Parts would be...
• Re: Making an alternator a smarter charger? [LVC]
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:25:42 -0700
  ...Step voltage regulator: > http://www.amplepower.com/products/ns2/index.html > > It monitors the output voltage of the alternator, and adjusts that > voltage according...
• Re: alternator charge initiation
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:34:45 -0600
  ...Also thought maybe the > voltage regulator might be going south.....cheaper than a full > alternator replacement i guess..... > > DM&FS > > Maybe a capacitor that...
• Re: '87 goofy idle
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  12 Dec 1995 09:54:04 -0800
  ...One black component that >looked like a voltage regulator (thin approx. 1/16 thick x .3 x .4) >with 3 prongs was blackened on...
• Re: Intermittent charge [solved]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:55:52 -0700
  ...Changing the voltage regulator/brush pack > I posted this several years ago when I had to do exactly what Rocket J. > Squirrel just had...
• Re: [Re: Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #]
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 13:42:36 -0400
  >Here's something that I might be able to help with. . . Whenever I'm faced >with an up-hill situation (need to push-start...
• Re: Dash Light Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 18:58:23 -0400
  This regulator is only for the temp and gas gauges. Nothing to do with lights! Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Battery or Charging System Help Please
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:22:48 -0700
  ...Searching the archives I saw that some folks have gone to an external regulator with battery voltage sensing to fix the low charging voltage...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 21:09:18 -0500
  ...That's the way mine are. (Several Vanagons) > > As to swapping the voltage regulator ... that may be where your problem > is. The rebuilt alternator...
• Re: 87 Lack of power
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 10:30:30 -0800
  ...If your getting fuel pressure, then read the voltage signal at the O2 sensor, green wire + and the ground to the frame. The voltage...
• Re: Think I have an electrical problem here.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 19:01:56 -0500
  ...Most US cars I dealt with in the past had about 14.5VDC (at the battery) with the alternator running, the Bosch voltage regulators...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 13:21:37 -0500
  ...I don't have a spare VR on hand, and my local NAPA wants $49 for a BERU voltage regulator vs $89 for the...
• Funky temp gauge - update
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 21:30:02 -0500
  ...Advice was that it may be the voltage regulator (for the low reading situation), maybe the temp gauge (for the terminal flashing issue), and...
• Re: Voltage at alternator blue D+ lead?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 14 May 2011 21:08:55 -0700
  ...If the brushes in the regulator pak are worn, you can get >> replacement paks for anywhere between $13.95 and $30.00. I bought...
• Re: alternator--voltage vs amps
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:09:42 -0800
  ...The tech adjusted the regulator to make sure that there was still a small charghing current to the battery. The generator at idle still...
• Charging system strange symptom
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 18:08:34 -0400
  ...There's too much drop in the main charging circuit anyway, which the alternator doesn't see b/c the voltage regulator monitors right...
• Re: Fixed Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Tue, 24 Apr 2018 07:47:36 -0700
  ...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: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 12:32:55 -0500
  ...regulator and added a wire to remote sense. > > > > The SurePower isolator is designed to be connected to remote sense for the > voltage regulator. This...
• Re: Idle goes to 1,800 in Park
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:45:24 -0400
  ...regulator will trick the ECU into thinking the switch is always closed and make an idle surge. An easy test is to check voltages...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  7/28/96 3:41 PM
  ...You could probly even stack LEDs to for a voltage regulator for low current draws in lieu of using Zener diodes with the added...
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:52:41 -0500
  ...amps all day and still the voltage was getting sucked > out of the batteries. Sounds like the regulator is not putting out > enough juice...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:08:07 +0000
  ...I also have an upgraded voltage regulator that puts out about 14.5 when driving then I believe its around 13.5 or so...
• Re: Intermittent charge
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:44:56 -0400
  ...The last 3 miles to this location the alternator lamp came on and battery voltage (dashmount gauge) dropped. Managed to find a nice spot...
• Re: Fw: Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 5 May 2010 12:20:07 -0400
  ...The issue isn't a new alternator (or a new anything) per se, but simply the way the automotive voltage regulator works -- it expects...
• Gas heater help, 69 camper
  Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
  Mon, 5 Sep 94 23:52:00 EDT
  ...of the engine compartment that connects the gas heater to the voltage regulator. Suddenly I knew, that sinking feeling, I don't know where...
• Re: 84- Voltage Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 23:39:17 -0400
  ...For the '83-84 and maybe earlier, if the regulator fries you're supposed to add a diode in series with one of the...
• Dim lights/bright lights at startup
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 4 Dec 2005 16:03:03 -0600
  ...Is this a voltage regulator issue or am I needing to spend bucks on the whole alternator enchilada? Is there a semi-simple test...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:30:09 -0700
  ...Perhaps it is as Scott said, "I have had an electronic adjustable voltage regulator wear out brushes in my personal turbo Volvo sedan in...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:01:26 -0700
  ...put in an new VR, ( make sure the bearings are good ) , then install that one on your westy ..check charging voltage of course. and...
• Re: Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:49:34 -0700
  ...I get, and sometimes sell, solid state adjustable voltage regulators for Bosch alternators. The guy who turned me onto them is a full time...
• Oxygen sensor questions...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 11:21:55 -0800
  ...This was pretty consistent; lotsa time at low/zero volts, short spike to higher voltage, quick return to lower voltage. Average voltage indicated by...
• Re: voltage stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Thu, 20 May 1999 16:59:54 -0400
  ...voltage stabilizer > The typical "3-pin" regulator has an input pin, output pin, and ground pin. > On many voltage stabilizers, the mounting tab is...
• Re: 02 mixture questions
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 10:54:25 -0500
  ...Does it matter? Can I leave the sensor connected to the computer to read the voltage? >>> 2. Can I use an analog volt meter...
• Re: Blinking Temp Light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:22:16 -0800
  ...Still happens. > > I know there is a voltage regulator and a castapitor on the instrument > cluster. Is it time to shotgun these, or might...
• [Re: Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #]
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Densford
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 13:31:50 -0400
  >You see, the battery system (as many others) is crucial for proper >operation of the car (and MY comfort out there in the woods...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 18:04:59 -0400
  ...Battery voltage is now up to a level I think will charge both batteries even under load. Here's what it took: 1. Added...
• Re: On the topic of Battery explosion/voltage reg Batt & Charging Discussion by SDF
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:05:58 -0700
  The FIRST THING ............for anyone that wants to have 'any' smarts about what is going on with alternator/voltage regulator....... you just, and MUST...
• Re: charing voltage to battery - 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:54:47 -0700
  ...are alternator or the voltage regulator in it ... and cables, wires, and grounds. the amp meter sounds good .. even if it does say current...
• Re: Battery light comes on above 3200 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 7 Apr 2020 19:34:34 -0700
  ...idiot light goes out and everything brightens up again. > > Could my voltage regulator be going bad? Alternator? Something else I should look at? > > I...
• Re: Alternator Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:24:51 -0700
  ...Battery light > >>>>>> still > >>>>>> on dash. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thinking this is a bad voltage > regulator or brushes, I pulled the > >>>>>> voltage > >>>>>> regulator out. A little grimey at...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:12:46 -0400
  ...the correct charging regime which is not possible with automotive-type voltage regulators.&nbsp; I would strongly recommend to use either of these types...
• Re: Do the voltage regulater brushes "chrip"like a bird when they get short?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 11:17:51 -0400
  ...Some after market brushes or brush-regulator combos have very soft brushes that will wear quickly. Just had a set in FUN BUS that...
• Re: About them Norcold refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:27:35 -0700
  ...diameter slip ring? Or maybe an ETKA will tell the correct voltage regulator part number for the 84? Barton Harness provides this list of...
• 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Christopher
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 09:38:24 -0800
  ...starter and the other as an auxiliary ii- put in a voltage regulator; I have also been told this is not necessary iii - run...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:40:46 -0700
  ...wipers on, the voltage can drop ( as measured on fuse panel) to the high 13s. >>> >>> The whole point of the regulator is to *not...
• Re: Red temp light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 31 May 2002 13:06:47 -0400
  ...If you have the old-type level controller then this is a gauge or a panel voltage-regulator problem. With the new controller it...
• Re: '84 battery dies
  Historical mailing list - Stephen White (aka Thoreau)
  Wed, 30 Apr 1997 09:50:57 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Even with a new brushpack/voltage regulator it still didnt work and the battery would go dead, and the engine wouldnt run right with...
• Re: alternator charge initiation
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:20:23 -0600
  ...Also thought maybe the voltage regulator might be going south.....cheaper than a full alternator replacement i guess..... DM&FS
• Re: Refrigerator gasket and flame goes out remedies
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Sitongia
  Tue, 7 Aug 2012 08:22:57 -0600
  ...The lower voltage > affects the LED not being as bright. That sounds good. Thanks for your ideas. I think what is curious is that...
• Re: Electrical gremlins...
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:23:05 -0500
  ...Alternator is dying, or your voltage reg-u-mo-lator ain't. I'd lean toward the alternator. The Volt regulator *may* have been...
• RE: vanagon gas tank remove
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 06 Jun 1996 09:40:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I believe both have a voltage regulator (Bentley calls it a "voltage stabiliser") in the instrument panel. Mine powers just the gas gauge, but...
• CORRECTED Can I Set 14.6 volts at the Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:40:24 -0400
  ...So I was going to set the voltage regulator pot (from the volvo dude) to 14.6 volts at the alternator. But I noticed...
• Re: Alternator woe? (Not Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 21:58:02 EST
  ...Also could be some kind of bad ground situation, or a broken wire to the exciter (internally broken?), or the voltage regulator decided to...
• Re: Alternator woe? (Not Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:22:35 -0800
  ...Also could be some kind of bad ground situation, or a broken wire to the exciter (internally broken?), or the voltage regulator decided to...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:03:38 -0400
  ...If the closed loop adjustment is working, the voltage should move back and forth across ~0.45V. They are extremely sensitive, a tiny bit...
• (LONG) Surging Idle fixed! / Surging O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 00:55:38 EST
  ...The voltages read in the range of .8 to .9 volts! With the same test setup the voltage off the O2 sensor on my...
• Re: Do the voltage regulater brushes "chrip"like a bird when they get short?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:18:08 -0400
  ...However, some parts vendors sell the regulator and brush assembly for about $7 while others charge up to $50. It's hard to believe...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:18:14 -0400
  ...The AC > charger's bulk cutoff voltage will be higher than the alternator > regulator setting, so it will continue charging until you unplug it...
• Re: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:07:54 -0500
  ...Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat? > MANY premium brand manufacturers use the same basic alternator with > integrated regulator as the...