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Does anybody know this exists for my '69 W200 / 383 ? My old mechanical one just died Wednesday (in the charge position, of course) and I have a solid-state one in my Polara which has been good for a long time, so I wanted to get one for the truck too. Haven't been able to find one so far
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Re: Solid-state voltage regulator replacement?
Posted by:
Klebert L. Hall
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Posts: 104
Posts: 104
Date: May 06, 2018 10:44AM
Nah, I was unclear. Sorry.
When you take the regulator apart, there are two wires that go to the electromagnet coil. It's those tiny wires that have been vaporizing - when
one blows, the circuit stays closed on charge, and when the other one blows, the circuit remains open, though there is still a weak charge generated.
Seems like there's some kind of intermittent grounding problem that's causing it. No real surprise, the wiring isn't in fabulous shape, but I have not positively tracked it all down yet.
Easy enough to fix the regulator though, so it's an okay workaround, since the gauge works.
-Klee.
When you take the regulator apart, there are two wires that go to the electromagnet coil. It's those tiny wires that have been vaporizing - when
one blows, the circuit stays closed on charge, and when the other one blows, the circuit remains open, though there is still a weak charge generated.
Seems like there's some kind of intermittent grounding problem that's causing it. No real surprise, the wiring isn't in fabulous shape, but I have not positively tracked it all down yet.
Easy enough to fix the regulator though, so it's an okay workaround, since the gauge works.
-Klee.
