[T3] Bosch regulator

[Brian Fye]

Keith, I had a similar issue on my car recently.  And it wasn't the
generator or the VR, it was the green wire going to the generator!  It was
frayed and actually the broken wires were so close to each other that it
would arc and allow charging, but my light would glow.  It was hidden under
a spark plug wire!  When I found/fixed it, my light never came back on...
just a thought!

On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 4:11 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> Well its getting worse, now the glow remains even when warmed up and
> driving
> along, it flickers a bit and that's when the voltage has come up and its
> charging, the voltage is perhaps a bit too high at times
>
> I felt it, it was about 40-50C, not too hot, the generator was cool.
> Ive got 5 conventional regulators, Hopefully I can pick or make a good
> one..
>
> Keith
>
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> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim
> Adney
> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 10:09 PM
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> Subject: Re: [T3] Bosch regulator
>
> On 22 Apr 2012 at 18:43, Keith Park wrote:
>
> > The VR works better when warmed up though, worse when cold.
>
> The generator warms up at the same time. Thermal expansion in the
> field windings could change things, and also the winding resistance
> increases as they warm up.
>
> So this could still be in the generator.
>
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