The regulator is an on/off device. It turns the field on full when voltage rises above the set point, and turns it off when it falls below. This normally happens hundreds of times a second. The set point changes with temperature changes at the regulator. Yrs, d On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 2:03 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Hey, I’ll re test that assertion of mine today david. Ok? > > Ab > > On Apr 9, 2020, at 10:58 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The only way to get an accurate voltage reading is to use non load bearing > wires directly to the battery posts. > > Yrs, > d > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 1:56 PM David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote: > >> - the voltage drops as electrical loads applied. in winter, headlights >>> on, heater fan on, re fogger on, wipers on, the voltage can drop ( as >>> measured on fuse panel) to the high 13s. >>> >> >> The whole point of the regulator is to *not* drop under load. YOu're >> seeing the voltage drop in the panel feed. >> >> Yrs, >> d >> > |
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