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Hi Oliver, not sure if this will help but I chased a similar problem many
years back which turned out to be caused by a poor but not completely
failed ground of the regulator E terminal.
Might be worth checking that carefully.
M
On Sun, Jun 30, 2019, 8:43 PM Oliver Viitamaki, <ov@telus.net> wrote:
>
> What is the current thought on getting a replacement for a RB340
> Voltage Regulator? Which supplier? I'm at the moment not interested in
> sending the regulator in for a rebuild.
>
> The car is still positive ground, and I'm leaning to a replacement
> mechanical regulator, assuming that a Lucas one can be found. I can be
> convinced to go electronic, and convert to negative ground, given enough
> evidence.
>
> Background: I went to wash the car, and noticed that the red
> Ignition light came on, as it should, when the key was turned, went off
> as expected when the engine was idling. As soon as the engine was
> speed-ed up, at about 1500 rpm, the ignition light would brighten, come
> back on. Troubleshooting so far, I completed the Lucas RB340 generator
> checkout, procedure successfully, and as a crosscheck, I successfully
> ran it as a motor. Then I turned my focus to the Lucas RB340 regulator
> checkout procedure, and it showed that Open Circuit setting out of spec,
> could not be adjusted in and the swamp resistor was out of spec.
>
> ov
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<div dir=3D"auto">Hi Oliver, not sure if this will help but I=C2=A0 chased =
a similar problem many years back which turned out to be caused by a poor b=
ut not completely failed ground of the regulator E terminal.=C2=A0<div dir=
=3D"auto">Might be worth checking that carefully.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"au=
to"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">M</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 30, 2019, 8:43 PM Oliver=
Viitamaki, <<a href=3D"mailto:ov@telus.net";>ov@telus.net</a>> wrote:=
<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bord=
er-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 What is the current thought on getting a replaceme=
nt for a RB340 <br>
Voltage Regulator? Which supplier? I'm at the moment not interested in =
<br>
sending the regulator in for a rebuild.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 The car is still positive ground, and I'm lean=
ing to a replacement <br>
mechanical regulator, assuming that a Lucas one can be found. I can be <br>
convinced to go electronic, and convert to negative ground, given enough <b=
r>
evidence.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Background: I went to wash the car, and noti=
ced that the red <br>
Ignition light came on, as it should, when the key was turned, went off <br=
>
as expected when the engine was idling. As soon as the engine was <br>
speed-ed up, at about 1500 rpm, the ignition light would brighten, come <br=
>
back on. Troubleshooting so far, I completed the Lucas RB340 generator <br>
checkout, procedure successfully, and as a crosscheck, I successfully <br>
ran it as a motor. Then I turned my focus to the Lucas RB340 regulator <br>
checkout procedure, and it showed that Open Circuit setting out of spec, <b=
r>
could not be adjusted in and the swamp resistor was out of spec.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 ov<br>
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