Subject: RE: Voltage Regulator
Author: Scheer, Peter L
Date: May 17, 2001, 10:52 AM
Post ID: 1706761940
Keith,
When I had my battery cable re -terminated here at work, the electrical tech
told me that you may need to cut off 1-2 inches of the cable to get to
clean and untarnished wire for proper termination. Sure enough, we had to
hack off 2 inches of greened gunky wire before good wire was found. I
didn't see that on the smaller gage wire but I did put new terminals on
where they looked iffy. Only crimp onto clean dry wire. Its definitely a
cheap ( my middle name) way to avoid future problems. I even put
dielectric grease on some hard to reach terminals to keep corrosion down.
I dont know the reg circuitry enough to say for sure if this can cause the
dim light but, clean connections are definitely a good starting point.
Good Luck
Pete
71 Ambo (running better every day)
| -----Original Message----- From: Keith Ruff [SMTP:klru-@webspan.net] Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 1:27 PM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: Voltage Regulator --- Sponsor's Message -------------------------------------- Wanna Throw That PC Out the Window? Not yet. First, check our technology forum for help. http://click.topica.com/caaaa4Ob1dfltb2DJrHa/rebootmypc ------------------------------------------------------------ Was wondering how I can check to make sure the regulator is working OK. As part of my checks of the Gen Warning light issue posted earlier this week, someone mentioned checking the reference voltage at the regulator. I will be doing that this weekend, but figured I would check out the regulator also to make sure she is working properly. I did notice at 1st glance that the connectors on the regulator look pretty rusty, so I will clean them up and reconnect all of the wires, perhaps this is the cause of the gen warning light not going off but staying on in a Dim mode? Keith Ruff 71 Police Amabassador - NJ |