Please feel free to jump all over me if I am wrong, but wasn't there a
discussion of this some time ago where some one pointed out that the voltage
stabilizer is not a regulator in the conventional sense. Since the meters
connected to it are using bimetal strips inside, it adjusts the voltage and
compensates for temperature differences. i.e. in colder weather the voltage
will be higher so a half a tank still reads a half a tank.
Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html 69-TR6#CC28754L W4UCK
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Malcolm Walker
Sent: Sunday, December 20, 1998 1:50 AM
To: Tony Rhodes
Cc: Dan Masters; INTERNET:triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Voltage Stabilizer, was re: electric oil
On Sat, 19 Dec 1998, Tony Rhodes wrote:
> In the same vein, I wonder if the voltage stabilizer (actually a 10 volt
> regulator)
> is one of those things that could be changed to modern semiconductors. I=
> t
> will be able to maintain 10v over a broad range of input voltages, and th=
> e
It's already been done. I have a solid state voltage stabilizer in my TR4
(made it hard to find, as I was looking for a big monstrous coily thing,
not a little black box with spade lugs!)
These are available from many of the mail-order houses. But I think you
wouldn't have any trouble rigging your own; and I'm pretty sure they're
not too cheap either ($15 for a hunk of silicon and some wire?) so you
should save yourself a bit of money.
-Malcolm
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