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Jorn 02-19-2017 04:16 PM

Brighter lights with new voltage regulator.
 
After replacing the voltage regulator in my 300SE the lights seemed to be much brighter. There wasn't much life left on the old one, I was driving on borrowed time. Am I just imagining this or is this possible?

TwitchKitty 02-19-2017 05:22 PM

I use the headlights as a voltage test if I don't have a meter.

Jorn 02-19-2017 05:54 PM

I guess the lights must have slowly became dimmer over time so I didn't notice it.

E150GT 02-19-2017 11:55 PM

just put a meter on the battery while its running. I remember when my 420 sel had a bad regulator the dash lights were super bright so I put a meter on the battery and I had something like 15 volts to the battery.

Jorn 02-20-2017 01:41 PM

I should have tested it before hand to see the difference. The brushes were pretty much gone, pretty lucky I didn't get stranded.


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