[Tigers] Regulators

[Steve Halbrook]

Owain:

I don't know where you are located but in Brandon Florida there is a shop that
rebuilds generators, alternators and water pumps .  I have done business with
them for 15 years with no issues.

Steve Halbrook

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> On Dec 8, 2013, at 10:34 AM, " Ron Fraser" <rfraser at bluefrog.com> wrote:
>
> Owain
>    I would suggest you try to find someone who can rebuild that
> alternator.  I have done that with several and it generally costs less than
> $100.  Maybe there is a better fix for that internal regulator that comes
> with a rebuild.
>
> Sometimes you can find kits to rebuild alternators that have all the parts
> you need.
>
>    I'm not the electrical guy but I believe that regulator has to have
> similar amperage capacity as the alternator output otherwise they will burn
> each other out.
>
> Ron Fraser
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Owain Lloyd
> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2013 11:59 PM
> To: tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] Regulators
>
>
> While not strictly tiger related, i have a problem I think the list may
have
> the expertise to help with.  I have an alternator that the internal
> regulator has failed on.  Replacing the whole alternator is not such an
easy
> choice as its $1000 (don't ask!) and there is no reason to believe the
> regulator would not fail again.
>
> The regulator used inside has 4 wires.  One to the live wire, one to the
> charge light and two to the diode bridge.  I happen to have a four wire
> Lucas regulator here that I'm hoping to use as a replacement but I don't
> really know how it should be wired up.  The link below shows a pic of the
> Lucas regulator and more of the old regulator and the wiring in the
> alternator.
>
> Can anyone explain how it had been wired, and how the (if possible) I could
> use the replacement?
>
> Many thanks indeed.
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/sc/v1qrr6i0rnld4og/FgJpXtP1Qb
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