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Old 07-26-2006, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Richard Wooldridge
Hi there,
You must have gotten hold of a defective regulator.
The regulator is good - I've tried two different (both new).

Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard Wooldridge
Make sure the regulator is grounded well to the case. this is done through one of the screws that hold it in place, and it's possible there could be some corrosion underneath the regulator on the frame of the alternator.
This might be a good clue. I'll have to check.

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Originally Posted by Richard Wooldridge
If you have access to an oscilloscope, look at the output of the alternator, it should show a nice waveform with no missing peaks.
The output is a perfect waveform.

Thanks!
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