Hi guys
just a question on the grey motor generator & regulator
are they a matching item or not ? my brothers car(fc) had problems so he took the generator to an auto sparky
and they are telling him he needs to put an alternator in, as the generator & regulator are a set pair "i thought it was rubbish"
so i thought i would ask you guys
so a bit of advice would be greatfull
cheers Phil
I have a ACDelco regulator in my vehicle with a Bosch generator. Everything works fine.
Mike
I am guessing that he is referring to the fact that the regulator is set up to suit the generator.
If you change the generator you would need to recheck regulator settings - and vice a versa.
Just put an alternator on and chuck them both away ;)
I remember when fitting a new regulator for a generator that the Auto Electrician had to Polerise it to suit if it was a + or - earth car or was that only pommy cars ??? ??? ??? ??? must be having a senior's moment ......FC427....
FC 427
I once had a Ford Prefect that was converted to 12 volt, the issue with most Pommy cars is that they were positive earth and not neg earth.
I had the Prefect "polarised" so that i could fit niceties like a radio etc
Keith
Generally you should use a Bosch regulator with a Bosch generator and a Lucas regulator with a Lucas generator etc. They are not matched as a pair. Sometimes you can get away with mixing them but voltage and current outputs will not be optimum. The worst case scenario with a mixed set is that the battery overcharges continually. On the other hand, undercharging will result in shortened battery life.
Ken
Thanks guys
I will look into it then and see what we come up with.
cheers Phil
mcl1959 is right