We have found that the new regulators are supplied in and unadjusted state!
They all need to be adjusted on the car to function properly. Some
overcharge dramatically, which will cause the generator to burn out. Some
undercharge, which will of course eventually let the battery go dead. The
generator supplied on a +4 is good for a continuous output of 28 amps, even
though it is only rated at 22 amps. 30 amps will cause it to self destruct!
Brief excursions up to the mid 30's is ok if they don't last more than 15
second or so.
Regards,
Greg Solow
-----Original Message-----
From: LSelz@aol.com <LSelz@aol.com>
To: carfindr@tiac.net <carfindr@tiac.net>; Morgans@autox.team.net
<Morgans@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, May 20, 1999 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: No Charge!
>Jeff -
>
>John Twist's University Motors website (use any searcher to look for it)
has
>a good, step by step description of how to debug your voltage regulator (or
>'control box' as the Brits would have it).
>
>First, though, you really need to throw $9 for a volt-ohmmeter, as a test
>lite will not get you there. You really need to see what kind of voltage
>(and current) is present at the various points.
>
>I did mine and found that it was, lo and behold, bad, replaced it with
>another (my 4/4 is the same regulator as any Triumph or A-H) and was off
and
>running.
>
>
>
> Lannis
>
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