[Healeys] Voltage Regulator

[andy pole]

The new ones just have the connection letters on the case, but it's easy to
change the cover to keep the original Lucas marks
Cheers andy

> Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 05:15:48 -0700
> From: bspidell at comcast.net
> To: p_cquinn at tpg.com.au
> CC: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Voltage Regulator
>
> Thanks, Patrick.
>
> Although the adjustment procedure doesn't seem too complicated, I'm leaning
toward new because there's temperature
> compensating circuitry and that or something else may have gone south.
>
> Bob
>
>
> On 6/2/2012 11:09 PM, Patrick and Caroline Quinn wrote:
> > G'day Bob
> >
> > I had the same problem last year and while it didn't let the smoke out,
the
> > aroma wasn't all that pleasant.
> >
> > New regulators are not expensive. AH Spares have them for BN1-BJ7 and BJ8
> > for just 21.95 Pounds.
> >
> > Hoo Roo
> >
> > Patrick Quinn
> > Sydney, Australia
> >
> >
> > On my recent road trip my battery dumped acid into the boot.  Looks like
the
> > regulator is overcharging--getting almost
> > 16V @ 1,800RPM (damn Lucas electrics, only got 180K miles on it).
> >
> > Looks like there's an adjustment procedure in the manual, anyone had luck
> > with that, or is it replacement time?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Bob
> >
>
>
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> Bob Spidell           San Jose, CA            bspidell at comcast.net
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