Hot Voltage Regulator? |
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Hot Voltage Regulator? |
MikeM |
Oct 27 2016, 05:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 564 Joined: 16-May 10 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 11,733 Region Association: Canada |
Hi all...I checked my charging voltage at the battery and it was high. It was almost 16.
So I went to install my spare and the regulator was very hot!! I've never noticed before because I never checked!! Should it be hot? I installed my spare and it allowed a charge rate of 13.4 but it also began to get hot. Hope my alternator isn't bad!! Cheers Mike |
MikeM |
Oct 28 2016, 08:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 564 Joined: 16-May 10 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 11,733 Region Association: Canada |
To clarify, I switched to my spare regulator that allows a charge rate of 13.4 volts. When I said I "won't worry", I meant I won't worry about the regulator getting hot!!
Thanks all... Mike |
pbanders |
Oct 28 2016, 02:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 939 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Phoenix, AZ Member No.: 805 |
To clarify, I switched to my spare regulator that allows a charge rate of 13.4 volts. When I said I "won't worry", I meant I won't worry about the regulator getting hot!! Thanks all... Mike It wouldn't be a bad idea to have your alternator checked out, have a tech put it on a scope and see what the output looks like. Without being there, it's hard to know how hot your regulator is and if it's working correctly. Considering the hassle of replacing an alternator and the cost, investing in a few bucks to make sure it's OK makes sense. If you have an oscilloscope or access to one, you can check it out yourself, there are a lot of guides how to do this on the web, that show representative waveforms of what the output should look like. |
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