[Healeys] FW: Voltage Regulator for a BN7

Magnus Karlsson magnuskarlsson at bornet.net
Tue Jul 8 03:12:52 MDT 2014


Where did you have it converted?

Magnus Karlsson
BorC%s Motor Corporation AB
www.concourshealeys.com

> 8 jul 2014 kl. 10:03 skrev "Thomas Willig" <twillig at ruda.de>:
>
> I had regulator problems on my BN2 for nearly one year. My findings /
opinions
> are now:
>
> -Do not buy a new regulator -The quality is catastrophic! I went through
three
> of them and not one of them worked for a longer period.
>
> -A good thing is to try and get a NOS Lucas RB106 - the ones that were
> produced in Merry Old England.
>
> -I had an old RB106 convertet to solid state technologie. Very good result,
> reliable and the charging starts already at 800 rpm. The times of a dimly
> glowing charging lamp up to 1200 rpm are over!
>
> Regards
>
>
> Thomas Willig
>
>
>
> -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Paul Blake [mailto:brumby1009 at gmail.com]
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 8. Juli 2014 03:14
> An: healeys at autox.team.net
> Betreff: [Healeys] FW: Voltage Regulator for a BN7
>
> Ron
>
> In my view an original Lucas regulator is a better bet than a solid state
job.
> Find an old school auto electrician (they are around and love working on
old
> stuff) and get them to refurbish your Lucas regulator and set it up
correctly.
> They are tough units and will give good service for years and years. If
they
> do play up on the road you can at least adjust them to get you home.  The
> important thing is to buy the right one.  They all have the same model
number
> (RB106/2) but the part number (usually stamped on the
> side) tells you the amp rating. Healeys must have a 30 amp unit whereas
most
> MGs and Triumphs etc have smaller amp regulators.
>
> Paul
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