Voltage regulator Options

[hydroliftin]

I'm having difficulties with the regulator and my mechanic wants to replace the voltage regulator on the relay board with this one that attached directly to the alternator. I've never heard of this on a 914. Is this legit?

Here's the part:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/134774442106?chn=p...bd362f3f0dc9e7f

[GregAmy]

Even if you could, I question the value of doing it.

Right now, the failure of the VR requires a 10-minute replacement job (I killed mine yesterday, coincidentally). If you did the VR on the alternator, it's an afternoon of up-down-up-down being unhappiness (but I'm sure beer would be involved).

EDIT: and to the original problem, "having difficulties with the regulator" is possibly difficulties with the relay plate...I really wish someone would build a solid state version of these.

[Superhawk996]

EDIT: and to the original problem, "having difficulties with the regulator" is possibly difficulties with the relay plate...I really wish someone would build a solid state version of these.

Be careful what you wish for. The current relay boards are still operational 50 years later.

Printed circuit boards and electrolytic capacitors (often associated with solid state anything) don’t age particularly well.

Agree with Zach - if you search the site you will turn up an offering for solid state relay boards. It was interesting but personally, I’d rather keep the original that has beefy copper traces and very little within the board to fail.

Historical link
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=259295

Interestingly enough, it still used the same vintage, plug in style voltage regulators as our OEM relay boards.