Date:         Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:26:19 -0700
Reply-To:     Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Alternator died, the continuing saga...
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Thanks to all of you who offered help with this wacko alternator.

Thing is, after Mark had suggested I take a look at the blue wire
connected to the back of the unit, I found it to be less than ideal and
replaced about 6" of it. Put the old regulator back in after that.
Polished up all of the connections and slapped the thing back together.
(Getting much faster at this now, after so many times.) Switched on the
battery, fired up the starter and, YES!, it works! 14.0 volts output
and I was a happy camper.

So then I pulled out the old regulator, put in the new remote
adjustable regulator and IT DID NOT WORK!!! AAARRRRGGGG! So I went to
have a beer at the local watering hole with a friend to take a break
from it all.

Question is, do I have a bad new regulator or is there an intermittent
problem with something else?


Keith O
84 Westy "Brownie" Solar Charged Camper
90 Westy Syncro (No name yet for the pastel white box)