<VV> Volt Reg, Gen & Other Questions

[tkalp at cox.net]

Hmmm must be something in the air.  Worked on the Vanilla convertible today for the same pulsing headlight  problem.  The cheap digital meter only showed about .1 v fluctuation, but it was noticeable in the lights. Switched it out for a new solid state regulator, no fluctuation but it was charging at 17 v.  Swapped back to the old solid state regulator and everything was fine, charging right at 13.99-14.00 v.  Guessing one of the connections were dirty.

T. Kalp
Wichita, KS

---- David Heath <dheath at vanceandhines.com> wrote: 
> I had a similar problem recently on my '65.  First it pulsated but I
> did nothing about it.  Then I was having charging issues.  I swapped
> out the regulator with no change.  I thought about it awhile and
> decided that the only reason it would do all the things it was doing
> was because it could not sense the voltage correctly.  I cut the old
> pins off, trimmed the wire to good copper (was dirty for about the
> first inch) and re-pinned the wires at the alternator and the
> regulator.  Good as new with all the old parts back on it.  All that
> to say, check the connections first.  Very likely just a bad
> connection.
> 
> Dave Heath
> Cypress, CA
> '65 Coupe 140/4
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