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Old 01-31-2013, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by haromaster87 View Post
Was all over that thought. Even found my positive battery terminal loose and tightened it and thought I had fixed it. Once it started happening again, I inspected all cables and tightened all connections.



Ah, that makes sense. This will actually be my first dealing with a failed regulator so I didn't know you could visually inspect wear on them. If the brushes look okay, is it possible for another component in the regulator to fault out?
Your diodes might be going belly up as well.
Time to throw an regulator in there. It's a 15 minute job and they cost around $40. If that doesn't fix it at least you'll know it's not the regulator!
Fluctuating voltage usually means diodes, Then loose connection, then gremlins, then...............
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