[FC] Rampy electrics:- update

[Ken Hand]

With that, I have to add that when I converted our van over to the internally regulated charging unit. All I ever got was the faint glow at night which could be cured with a resistor. I never did that because it never bothered me, I could tell how much load was on the alternator buy the brightness of the glow. Anyway, we had close to a 100,000 miles on that van with nary a charging problem. We also drove a lot at night, with a trailer, a good sound system and a high volume blower motor. Talk about using an alternator.


Ken Hand
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-----Original Message-----
From: J R Read <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: Daniel Monasterio <dmonasterio at hotmail.com>; Tim W. <wern3 at juno.com>; CORVANATICS <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Mon, Oct 4, 2010 2:17 pm
Subject: Re: [FC] Rampy electrics:- update


It has been my experience that the internally regulated alternators don't 
ast as long as the externally regulated ones.  As they say, Your Mileage 
ay Vary.
I don't know for certain, but attribute this phenomenon to higher temps in 
he engine compartment than in a water pumper.  Yes, I have an internal 
egulated one in the rampy and carry a spare alternator behind the seat - 
ust in case.
Later, JR
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----- Original Message ----- 
rom: "Daniel Monasterio" <dmonasterio at hotmail.com>
o: "Tim W." <wern3 at juno.com>; "CORVANATICS" <corvanatics at corvair.org>
ent: Monday, October 04, 2010 12:18 PM
ubject: Re: [FC] Rampy electrics:- update


 Which alternator does it have ? If it is the one with internal regulator, 
 it may have a bad tridiode. This tridiodes are cheap.

 Daniel Monasterio

 
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