Date:         Thu, 3 May 2001 06:46:28 -0500
Reply-To:     Darrell Boehler <midwesty@midwest.net>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Darrell Boehler <midwesty@midwest.net>
Subject:      Re: voltage stabilizer
Comments: To: Jeff and Tamara Nelson <ramjeff@earthlink.net>
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Hi All,
    www.Digi-key.com     or 1 800 digikey  has the 10 volt regulators.   $1.80 each
lm2937et-10-nd    It is a 10v, high temp,  500ma regulator with a to220 socket. It should work fine and last a long time.  Be aware
they have a minimum order so you may want to get 5 and give a few away or get some fuses.
Darrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff and Tamara Nelson" <ramjeff@earthlink.net>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: voltage stabilizer


> No, the voltage regulator is not just a transistor.  There's a bit more
> to it than that. Basically what it does is take a variable input voltage
> (your battery) and outputs a fixed voltage (10V) so your guages don't
> vary with the charge state of your battery.
>
> You should be able to just buy that part either from the dealer or an
> electronics outlet.
>
> I'd check it first before buying a new.  You should have battery voltage
> on one pin, GND on one pin (probably the middle but I'm not sure) and
> 10.0 +/- 0.5 volts on the other pin.  If that checks OK, your problem is
> elsewhere, most likely the sender.
>
> The non-working odometer is probably a broken gear in the odometer.
> There are posts about this in the archives.  I think the basic theme is
> to not press the reset button while the van is moving...
>
> JN
>
> Joe Fortino wrote:
>
> >
> > my fuel gauge is flaky still, seem to not reg correctly on full fillup
> > I'm looking in the bentley, question the voltage stabilizer is a transistor?
> > and if mine is bad, do they sell a replacement without replacing the
> > complete panel..
> >
> > also what you cause a non working mileage counter, the speedo works.
>