[Healeys] Lucas electronic voltage regulator

Wed Oct 31 17:31:14 MDT 2018

Yes agree and you can’t even adjust them.
rg

From: simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com 
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 8:31 AM
To: michaelsalter at gmail.com ; 'Alan Seigrist' 
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Lucas electronic voltage regulator

On the general topic, I am told that the modern Lucas-lookalike (Indian) mechanical regulators are rubbish. Maybe made by County!

Simon

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Michael Salter
Sent: 31 October 2018 12:21
To: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com>
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Lucas electronic voltage regulator

That's your decision but I  just purchased 2 from dynamoconversions.com and can report that they are very well engineered and were considerably less than what you are looking at.

My reason for going electronic is that I'm using an Li Fe battery:

http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/2015/09/14/lucas-17l-tar-top-battery-solution/ 

which was quite expensive and is easily damaged/destroyed by over charging.

Despite many, many adjustments I have found that the mechanical regulators are just too inaccurate and the output voltage varies substantially with temperature.

The electronic regulators have an absolute maximum output of 14.2 VDC which happens to be exactly the maximum that the Li Fe batteries can handle.

M

On Wed, Oct 31, 2018, 7:12 AM Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com wrote:

  I would just rebuild the genny.  are you planning on running a 300 amp stereo system in your car or something?

  On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 9:13 AM Bruce Steele <healeybruce at roadrunner.com> wrote:

    Somewhat related to my prior post.  Should I decide to rebuild the generator, anyone have experience with the electronic voltage regulator?

    https://www.bpnorthwest.com/voltage-regulator-digital-lucas-screw-in-terminal.html

    Bruce Steele

    Brea, CA

    1960 BN7

    From: Michael MacLean [mailto:rrengineer.mike at att.net] 
    Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 11:05 AM
    To: Bruce Steele <healeybruce at roadrunner.com>; Healeys at autox.team.net
    Subject: Re: [Healeys] Accuspark Dynamator

    Cheaper to get your generator rebuilt.  Re-install, then drive it.  Not a big deal.

    Mike MacLean

    On Tuesday, October 30, 2018 7:36 AM, Bruce Steele <healeybruce at roadrunner.com> wrote:

    Hi, all. My generator failed and I'm considering my options. Anyone have any input on the AccuSpark Dynamator (which is an alternator in a dynamo case)? Peter Roses installed one recently, and suggested I consider it. The north American distributor is Brit Bits in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I'd prefer retaining the traditional look of the generator over an alternator. Of course, rebuilding the generator is an option, but my car is not concours so that is not really a consideration. Certainly the higher output of the alternator (the Dynamator is 45 amps) is a significant improvement to drive all those electrical components on our Healeys.

    Bruce Steele

    Brea, CA

    1960 BN7

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