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• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 14:10:17 -0400
  The regulator is an on/off device. It turns the field on full when voltage rises above the set point, and turns it off...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer in Instrument Cluster
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 21:38:47 +0000
  ...Trouble is 10 volt regulators aren't that thick on the ground, that not being a typical electronics supply voltage. However there are readily...
• Re: Low voltage
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:54:37 -0700
  ...The ford regulator not only woks > better, but it has external voltage sense wire, so it can measure > the voltage right at the battery...
• Re: What does my battery light mean
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 15:22:21 -0700
  I buy the voltage regulator/brush assembly for under $20, German made. I consider it essential to carry a spare new one in any...
• Re: Auxiliary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:15:41 -0500
  ...After taking the > regulator out of the vehicle I have measured a supply voltage across the > pins of the electric plug of 5 volts...
• Re: alternator--voltage vs amps
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:25:03 -0500
  ...An automotive regulator simply regulates to a constant voltage (usually less than the gassing voltage) and supplies whatever current the battery will accept at...
• Regulator suggestions for 2nd battery system
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:19:04 -0800
  So any suggestions for a regulator system 1) shuts off dc power to dc circuit panel when voltage is less than 12v from 2nd...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer Blows
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 14:31:06 -0600
  -------------- Hi George, You can use a variable voltage regulator. I use a the LM317T from radio shack for many applications. The radio shack part...
• Re: alternator output question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 11:44:34 -0800
  ...I am > thinking > "new Voltage regulator"...right? When I add rpms or load (turn on > headlights) nothing much changes with the voltage. anyone care...
• Re: charge rate at main & aux batt
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:48:35 -0800
  > The voltage regulator does just that, maintain a fixed voltage. Typical > is ~13.8. The batteries current draw is based on its charge acceptance...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 10:00:38 PST
  ...So the regulator sense voltage will be the alternator voltage minus 0.7 (or whatever the forward voltage drop across the diode is). SurePower...
• Re: Using Isolator with Adjustable Voltage Regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Fri, 21 May 2004 09:34:05 -0700
  ...The voltage at the alternator should read somewhere about .7 volts higher than yours. I would guess your regulator still makes some contact on...
• Re: Battery Charging voltages was 130 amp alt.
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 12:08:48 -0700
  ...That way the regulator can sense/read the voltage at the battery terminal for more efficient charging. All it takes is one wire from...
• Re: alternator output question
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 14:18:58 -0500
  ...I am thinking > "new Voltage regulator"...right? When I add rpms or load (turn on > headlights) nothing much changes with the voltage. anyone care...
• alternator
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 14:06:29 -0500
  ...Does it sound like I need a new alternator? Or could it be that I need a new voltage regulator? Will a new voltage...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 15:31:02 -0800
  ...work on that ..which usually means alternator and/or voltage regulator. I use either Bosch rebuilt units that I buy exchange.. or I take...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 11:46:06 -0800
  ...What is >> recommended? >> > > The voltage regulator/brush pack that is on your alternator looks like > this: > < > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page...
• Re: How to modify Bosch regulator for remote sensing.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:41:48 -0400
  ...That way the internal regulator voltage should never go more than a diode drop above the regulator set point. Not ideal, would want a...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 12:49:05 -0800
  ...So the regulator sense voltage will be the > alternator voltage minus 0.7 (or whatever the forward voltage drop across > the diode is). > > SurePower...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 08:18:25 -0700
  hi all, I suspect that the voltage regulator is defective, but not sure because the gas gauge is working good but I am willing...
• Re: Blowing Voltage Regulator For Guages
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 13:17:48 -0500
  ...cooled Vanagon has trouble with the dash guage voltage >regulator. Intermittantly when starting, the regulator blows and guages are >thus dead. Grounds have been...
• Re: Auxiliary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 04:39:41 +0000
  ...After taking the > regulator out of the vehicle I have measured a supply voltage > across the > pins of the electric plug of 5 volts...
• Low voltage
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 09:34:29 -0700
  ...I would have thought that the voltage regulator would compensate for this, but apparently not. Has anyone experienced this ? Has anyone experimented with upgraded...
• Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:27:37 -0400
  ...from the regulators<br> &quot;voltage sense&quot; terminal up to the battery, so the regulator<br> measures the charging voltage AT THE BATTERY...
• Update on the alternator story
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Tue, 24 May 2011 22:22:49 -0700
  ...070-903-803A Bosch Internal Voltage Regulator, Rectangular Housing with Brushes (30062), 1981 $18.00 Z. 068-903-803B Bosch Internal Voltage Regulator, Round...
• Re: your favorite 12 V accessory
  Historical mailing list - Troy Delnicki
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:22:33 -0500
  ...A voltage regulator or battery will solve the problem. A small voltage regulator runs about nine dollars, and is about the size of a...
• Re: Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:26:15 -0700
  ...I bought the version with an external regulator, partly to be able to measure the field voltage. I bought an extra brush assembly, just...
• How to replace voltage regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 07:15:54 -0700
  I just received one-a them adjustable voltage regulators from Barton Harness. It goes into the back of the alternator (1.9l WBX, Bosch...
• Alternator, V.R. question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Dec 95 18:15:07 CST
  Can someone sketch for me a complete diagram of the charging system of a 79 bus with external voltage regulator. I got the new...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer in Instrument Cluster
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 14:09:10 -0500
  ...Trouble is 10 volt regulators aren't that thick on the ground, that not being a typical electronics supply voltage. However there are readily...
• Battery isolator tutorial
  Historical mailing list - Stanley Pitman
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 21:24:44 -0700
  ...A voltage regulator senses the alternator's output voltage and tries to keep the voltage at a defined value, by controlling the strength of...
• Re: no start -(
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  11 Dec 1995 11:03:53 -0800
  ...The >voltage at the battery terminals with the engine running is around 14 >volts. ==================== A good rough check of the alternator/regulator is with...
• Re: Battery light staying on till I hit the gas?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 26 Jan 1997 18:43:17 -0800
  Perry, I've traced the circuit diagram for the battery light and it appears that the voltage generated by your alternator/voltage regulator is...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 11:51:58 -0800
  ...What is > >> recommended? > >> > > > > The voltage regulator/brush pack that is on your alternator looks like > > this: > > < > > > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page...
• Re: Battery overheating
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 19:26:38 -0400
  Thanks to all respondents....especially the great David Beierl.....luckily, I bought a spare voltage regulator from Ken Wilford at Vanagain less than a...
• Re: Voltage at alternator blue D+ lead?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 14 May 2011 18:07:46 -0700
  ...After some probing I found that the D+ terminal on the alternator connects to the internal tab on the voltage regulator. I have two...
• Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:28:54 -0700
  Buried in my post from yesterday (about an intermittent charging issue) is a question about the wore-out brushes on the voltage regulator. The...
• Re: alternator output question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 11:32:32 -0800
  ...I am thinking > "new Voltage regulator"...right? When I add rpms or load (turn on > headlights) nothing much changes with the voltage. anyone care...
• Re: Intermittent charge [solved]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:40:42 -0700
  ...But how about them brushes? FORTUNATELY, I had a spare voltage regulator along. Unfortunately, as anyone who has tried to remove the voltage regulator...
• Re: Alternator light on - this is normal? Survey says... ...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 08:42:03 EDT
  Does your alternator with the new voltage regulator behave differently at start up than before you got the new voltage reg? Just curious. Ken...
• Re: Part number
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 2 Dec 2008 17:00:57 -0800
  ...All of these are what's known as the "Button Housing" Voltage Regulator used on all Water Cooled Gas Vanagons and most Air Cooled...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:44:48 -0700
  ...Often the regulator also includes a bit of temperature compensation to reduce voltage based on temperature. Complex systems will even monitor battery temperature monitoring...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:56:36 -0400
  ...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: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:02:20 -0400
  ...The problem is that the crummy little internal regulator is lazy and tends towards low voltage. Also it measures the voltage *at the alternator...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:58:47 -0500
  ...Fortunately I had my old voltage regulator which probably has 70,000 miles on it and its brushes were much longer so I swapped...
• Re: High voltage havoc from coil?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:44:53 -0600
  ...Automotive > regulators will typically hold voltage to about 13.9 max (which is a > not-very-satisfactory compromise but we won't open that...
• Re: Charging system...
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 16:01:26 -0500
  ...Where is alternator output voltage measured? Where is the > voltage regulator? I always thought it was part of the alternator. Does this > sound like...
• Re: Tail Lights & Good Samaritans
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:51:35 -0400
  ...the chance it's not the bulbs, it's the _____, what should I check >out? Voltage regulator. Check the voltage while revving the engine.
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 11:45:02 -0700
  ...It is convenient to locate the regulator in the alternator, but in that position, it sets the voltage at the alternator terminals, not at...
• Re: Voltage Regulator
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 08:43:00 +0000
  ...I KNOW that the alternator on the Vanagons is less than $30. $56 for a voltage regulator seems real high. Greg Gregory V. Robinson...
• Low Alternator Voltage
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 19:25:24 -0700
  I found this web page that outlines replacing the BOSCH internal voltage regulator with an external Ford until. This is said to cure the...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 14:16:31 -0400
  ...The set point changes > with temperature changes at the regulator. > D'oh! that's on when voltage falls, off when it rises. But the...
• Re: Voltage from alternator
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:24:18 +0000
  BOSCH alternators are known for their low output voltage due to how their internal regulators are set at the factory. One fix is to...
• Re: upgrading an alternator? headlights 85'
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 10:23:59 -0800
  ...The problem is the internal voltage regulator *really* sucks. It's lazy and causes charging voltage to be quite low. It also senses the...
• Re: Odometer fixed..and "how dumb am I? (gas guage)
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:57:55 -0800
  The fuel and temp gauges use the output of the 10 volt regulator, also called the dash voltage stabilizer. That is what powers them...
• Re: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 13:17:43 -0700
  ...All the regulator does for a living is keep the voltage at the output of the alternator set to a pre-determined voltage. 13V...
• Re: Voltage at alternator blue D+ lead?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 May 2011 21:23:56 -0400
  ...However my >continuity tester shows open circuit using either regulators, so >there's maybe something less obvious going on, like a min voltage >needed...
• Re: Charging system...
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 15:29:10 -0500
  ...Where is alternator output voltage measured? Where is the > voltage regulator? I always thought it was part of the alternator. Does > this > sound like...
• Re: Converting 12V to 9V
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 11:14:41 -0500
  ...You probably won't find a fixed 9V regulator, but if you buy an LM317 variable voltage regulator you can use a fixed resistor...
• Re: voltage stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 3 May 2001 06:46:28 -0500
  ...voltage stabilizer > No, the voltage regulator is not just a transistor. There's a bit more > to it than that. Basically what it does...