The regulator is an on/off device.  It turns the field on full when voltage
rises above the set point, and turns it off when it falls below.  This
normally happens hundreds of times a second.  The set point changes with
temperature changes at the regulator.

Yrs,
d

On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 2:03 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hey, I’ll re test that assertion of mine today david. Ok?
>
> Ab
>
> On Apr 9, 2020, at 10:58 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> The only way to get an accurate voltage reading is to use non load bearing
> wires directly to the battery posts.
>
> Yrs,
> d
>
> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 1:56 PM David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> - the voltage drops as electrical loads applied. in winter, headlights
>>> on, heater fan on, re fogger on, wipers on, the voltage can drop ( as
>>> measured on fuse panel) to the high 13s.
>>>
>>
>> The whole point of the regulator is to *not* drop under load.  YOu're
>> seeing the voltage drop in the panel feed.
>>
>> Yrs,
>> d
>>
>