Yes the stock TD voltage regulators are set to 16 volts, and yes that's what
the workshop manual says. BUT continuous 16 volts will cook a battery. My
battery was always spitting out acid and my amp meter never dropped below 15
amps. I adjusted the regulator for 14 volts and the continuous charge
dropped down to around 2 amps. The only time the charge goes above this is
briefly after a stop light or after starting the engine.
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
Email - bobmgtd@home.com
52 MGTD - NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - NAMGBR #7-3336
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bullwinkle" <yd3@nvc.net>
To: "Andrew Moyce" <amoyce@pol.net>; "mgt" <mg-t@autox.team.net>; "mgs"
<mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: Changing polarity
> (The voltage regulator is set at about 16 volts, and the lamps
> run from the generator when the engine is running. So perhaps
> the power consumption is less at about 10 amps. Am I right on
> this O knowlegeable ones?)
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