<VV> Dim lights at idle

[James Cooper]

I'm surprised it hasn't burnt out bulbs already.  I'm in the process of ordering a new regulator now.Jim  
 > From: FrankCB at aol.com
> Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:32:25 -0500
> To: cooperj123 at msn.com; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Dim lights at idle
> 
> James, 17.5 volts will burn out your light bulbs and WAY overcharge your  
> battery!  Get a new voltage regulator before that happens.
> Frank Burkhard
> Boonton, NJ
>  
>  
> In a message dated 2/19/2012 11:26:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> cooperj123 at msn.com writes:
> 
> 
> The  dash ground seems to be ok.   I put a meter on the car and it was  
> 12.7 volts before running and then running with the alternator loaded up the  
> voltage is high - reading 17.5 volts. Yikes!     Cables ohm out  ok.  Voltage 
> regulator maybe stuck?Jim
> Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:23:52  -0700
> Subject: Re: <VV> Dim lights at idle
> From:  vair65 at sisna.com
> To: cooperj123 at msn.com
> 
> check the dash ground screw  along the steering column. it's a known 
> problem with lm's-mike  mann
> 
> 
> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 8:55 PM, James Cooper  <cooperj123 at msn.com> wrote:
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> Hello All,  We  took our '65 Monza sedan out for a bit of driving after 
> dark tonight and I  noticed something I had not before.  When at a stop light 
> at idle and  especially with the PG transmission in drive, the dash lights 
> get really  dim.  I don't really notice the headlights getting dim but the 
> dash  lights sure do, almost to dark.  And then when driving away and the  
> engine revving up the dash lights come back to normal, but not  instantly.  I 
> will  put a voltmeter on the car tomorrow and check it  out but I wanted to 
> see if this was a common thing with LM Corvairs.  I  remember getting low 
> output from the earlies with a generator.   I  would expect some voltage drop at 
> idle but I'm not sure why it is so bad at  the dash lights-  because of the 
> dimmer circuit?The battery in the car is  a new one and the wiring I 
> checked was good.  Maybe I have a weak  alternator and its time for a fresh one 
> and new regulator.  I don't know  the age of what is in the car  now.Jim
> 
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