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Re: Update on the alternator story
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Wed, 25 May 2011 11:43:26 -0700
...Voltage regulators must be installed like for like. Do not install a round button housing regulator into an alternator originally equipped with a rectangular...
Fuel and coolant Gauges not working?
Historical mailing list - Slloth
Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:41:02 -0700
"Well, both the fuel gauge and the temperature gauge get their operating voltage from the voltage regulator in the dash pod. I'd look...
Re: Voltage Stabilizer Blows
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Sun, 8 Mar 1998 21:12:10 -0800
Darrell Boehler wrote: > > -------------- > Hi George, > You can use a variable voltage regulator. I use a the LM317T from radio > shack for many applications. The...
Part number
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 08:17:53 -0800
I have two voltage regulators that I need identified. BD parts search doesn't show them. Voltage regulators, they are: 1197311011 �� 1197311005 011 is...
Re: alternator--voltage vs amps
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:51:12 -0700
...I didn't see how the regulator controlling the voltage could change the amp output of the alternator, but now I see that the...
Re: Only 13V from Alternator
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:31:14 -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: Tail Lights & Good Samaritans
Historical mailing list - Matthew Thyer
Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:38:50 -0700
Michael, Voltage regulator but also check the wiring harness espcially where it passes into the engine hatch. Look for bare or warn insulation and...
Re: New Alternator?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 30 Jul 1996 13:29:14 -0400
...The voltage regulator from VW is probably at least this much. What's the advice--keep looking for an aftermarket regulator or buy the...
Re: voltage Stabilizer/Regulator - Correct Part?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Thu, 4 Dec 2003 11:04:50 -0500
...voltage Stabilizer/Regulator - Correct Part? I've been blowing voltage stabilizers (3 prong thingie under dash). I've gone through 4 and still I...
Re: Headlights Out
Historical mailing list - William H. Collins
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 07:49:58 EDT
...Do you start the van with the headlights on? Sometimes there is a voltage surge as the voltage regulator "wakes up", that can blow...
Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:31:51 -0400
At 05:18 PM 6/16/2010, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >the guy who originally turned me onto solid state adjustable voltage >regulators for...
Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
Historical mailing list - Annie Anderson
Mon, 5 Dec 2011 12:16:47 -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: more ???? Re: Diesel alternator
Historical mailing list - andrew swingler
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:47:51 -0800
...The VW alternator regulator voltage senses > at the alternator terminal. The correct place to voltage > sense is at the battery, and many cars do...
Re: AC/BAttery indicator lighty
Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
Fri, 9 Aug 1996 18:51:22 +0000 (GMT)
...I am suspecting a short or a defective voltage regulator. > > Anybody have any ideas whats happening ? Thanks > > Voltage regulator is a definite possibility. Does...
Re: Only 13V from Alternator
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:27:46 -0400
...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: Battery and OXS light?
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:03:32 -0800
...If they stay on at driving speed, most likely your alternator or voltage regulator (cheaper item inside the alternator) is not working. On most...
Re: temp gauge not working right...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 12 Aug 2018 16:39:28 -0400
...it supposed that the 700Y voltage regulator is > for both gas and coolant temp gauges but the gas gauge is working and the > temp...
Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 5 Aug 2009 21:50:24 -0400
...To amplify this a little bit -- the main problem is that VW chose to use an alternator/regulator with internal voltage sensing on a...
Free Parts: Power window motor and voltage regulator
Historical mailing list - JohnR
Mon, 3 Apr 2000 08:27:49 -0500
...I also have the original voltage regulator from my instrument cluster which I changed out hoping to fix an inoperable tach/gas/temp gauge...
Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Wed, 3 Nov 1999 13:21:05 EST
...Connecting the relay through the voltage regulator, will allow you to only charge your spare battery when there is a voltage present, (engine running...
Alternator rebuild
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Mon, 1 Dec 2014 09:50:17 -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: How to modify Bosch regulator for remote sensing.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:05:23 -0700
...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: How to use LED's (a bit long)
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:07:22 -0700
...the way, another kind of regulator is the boost regulator, to operate > high power LED's from low voltage sources (e.g. torches) > > So...
Oil Pressure light 87 Vanagon FIXED!
Historical mailing list - vwelkers
Fri, 13 Feb 2004 07:35:28 -0800
...After lots of troubleshooting the problem was a faulty voltage regulator on my alternator. I installed a new voltage regulator/brushes kit on my...
Re: alternator voltage output
Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:46:32 -0800
...The voltage regulator will adjust itself to the load at hand. When you first start, the battery is slightly discharged. It doesn't take...
Re: Low voltage
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Thu, 15 Jul 2004 09:48:38 -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: How to modify Bosch regulator for remote sensing.
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:44:52 -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: '85 Vanagon with alternator problem
Historical mailing list
Fri, 21 Mar 1997 18:14:20 PST
...Maybe brushes or voltage regulator. I found a regulator for less than $20 at the local starter repair shop. Ken Lewis
Re: Low voltage
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Fri, 16 Jul 2004 10:44:34 -0400
...voltage regulator would compensate for this, but apparently not. > >Has anyone experienced this ? > >Has anyone experimented with upgraded alternators or more sophisticated voltage regulators...
adjustable voltage regulator
Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:57:58 -0600
Hi all, I recently installed an adjustable voltage regulator from: http://www.linkline.com/personal/dbarton/AdjustableVoltage.html I got the model with the...
Re: Coolant Temp Indication
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
14 Nov 1995 08:48:04 -0800
...I seem to recall that VW uses a voltage regulator for the dashboard instruments to stabilize the voltage for the instrument cluster independent of...
Re: Alternator blue wire
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 9 Jul 2012 15:09:48 -0700
...Your regulator may be replaceable: http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_105_245/voltage_regulator_bosch-_see_description.html Have you checked...
Charging system...
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Fri, 3 Dec 1999 14:04:30 -0600
...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: Fuel gauge system test
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:09:58 -0400
...The voltage regulator VW chose (TCA700Y) has a nominal 10 V rating.
Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:27:34 -0400
...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: rats... my alternator is junk.
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 12:35:52 -0800
...and also using an external regulator. (I *hate* internal regs) > With the external regulator I can connect the voltage sense lead > to the battery...
Replacing alternator brushes and voltage regulator
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Tue, 23 Apr 2002 16:33:36 -0700
Thank you all for the advice and suggestions for replacing my alternator brushes and voltage regulator. The original problem that led to this improvement...
Re: High voltage havoc from coil?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:40:02 -0500
...And of course the big question I should have thought of instantly -- what's the system voltage with the engine running? Voltage regulator failure...
Re: Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 4 Aug 2000 22:07:38 -0400
...Next Step regulator, http://www.amplepower.com/ -- does bulk charge to setpoint voltage (temperature compensated, it measures battery temp), then absorption charge for a...
Re: stranded... '84 won't start (after exhuast work??)
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:18:39 EDT
...Look on the back of the voltage regulator. It probably says something like 14.2 to 14.6 V. That is the voltage regulation...
Re: alternator
Historical mailing list
Sun, 10 Nov 1996 09:24:36 -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: Alternator Charging Woes
Historical mailing list - Phil S.
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 07:23:27 -0700
...regulator's "voltage sense" terminal up to the battery, so the regulator measures the charging voltage AT THE BATTERY and compensates for the voltage...
Re: Alternators
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:58:02 -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...
vw heat / night problems
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 26 May 94 20:18:43 CDT
...check also the voltage regulator. my old bus would start acting 'funny' at night about every two years, and only in August ... it was...
Re: Charge control 2 (fwd)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 28 Sep 1995 11:41:30 -0500 (CDT)
...with the low-consumption smart voltage comparator chip. >All European cars 75 and up have these solid state regulators -- a lot >cheaper to manufacture...
Re: alternator output voltage?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:28:06 -0700
...I just checked mine in preparation for installing an adjustable voltage regulator in my Bosch alternator. I read 13.5V at the battery and...
Re: voltage stabilizer/gauges not working
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:08:35 -0700
...These voltage "stabilizers" are commonly referred to as three-pin regulators. There is an input pin, a ground pin, and an output pin. As...
Re: Auxiliary air regulator
Historical mailing list - Ronald Michaels
Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:06:48 -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...
F.Y.I. - regulating chargin
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
24 May 1996 09:57:25 -0700
...Adjustable voltage regulators for alternators are available - I used to have one on one of my cars. The crude implementation is to manually lower...
Re: How to replace voltage regulator?
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Thu, 21 Jul 2005 10:29:36 -0400
...2005 -0700, you wrote: >I just received one-a them adjustable voltage regulators from Barton >Harness. It goes into the back of the alternator...
Re: Auxilliary batteries
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:31:21 -0700
...All the spiffy > temp/voltage > AGM battery chargers I see are 120V AC input.. > > Is there an onboard “charger widget” for upping the charge...
Re: alternator lifespan
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 8 Feb 2009 09:34:07 -0800
...My batteries seem happier with a little more voltage than the stock regulator put out. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Lastwagen" '90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel"
Re: Oil Pressure light 87 Vanagon FIXED!
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Fri, 13 Feb 2004 11:50:05 -0500
...After lots of troubleshooting the problem was a >faulty voltage regulator on my alternator. > >I installed a new voltage regulator/brushes kit on my...
Re: Battery 82 Westy
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:51:23 -0500
Hi Kevin and All, Checking the battery voltage is a great idea. Especially after / while changing the regulator. New ones can be bad. Your...
rats... my alternator is junk.
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 11:18:29 -0800
...and also using an external regulator. (I *hate* internal regs) With the external regulator I can connect the voltage sense lead to the battery...
Re: alternator output voltage?
Historical mailing list - JM/CO
Wed, 15 Oct 2003 18:06:17 -0400
...alternator output voltage? > what should the voltage coming off the alterator be? Is is legitimate to > measure this at the alternator or should i...
Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:31:32 -0700
...the > voltage regulator/alternator system doesn't seem to be adequate to keep the > batteries charged. > > Under load (fridge, AC, headlights, etc. on) my...
Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:04:52 -0400
...The voltage regulator controls alternator output by varying the magnetic field (current) of the rotor as it spins in the stator. Since you are...
Re: Higher Output Voltage Regulator ?
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:04:11 -0700
...even higher you can buy an adjustable regulator to > replace the stock part. I have watched voltage measured at the battery on my '87...
O2 sensor function
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
Wed, 27 Nov 2002 01:51:22 +0000
...changing voltage. You should look for components that cause over richness such as the AFM, coolant temp sensor or the fuel pressure regulator. Regards...