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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 06:20 AM
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have gotten two solid state regs bad of of the box, have heard of even worse. whaddya thing about the pros and con of this question, considering switching
 
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 10:44 AM
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i prefer the solid states ones and swear by Cycle electric, top notch american made and the yhave a 2 year warrenty on them. they are a bit more then the chinease junk but well worth it imho
 
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ACCEL solid state. Warranty [how long?].

The waranty is important as these can be like light bulbs - may last forever, may last until next week. Mostly they last almost [but not quite] forever. Hmmm, i guess i have not been around long enough to know.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 07:26 PM
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I run a mechanical on my '77 XLCH off of a '69 VW Beetle it's a direct bolt on. They only cost $30 and most local part stores stock them so I don't have to wait. Been running the same one for 3 years now and only cleaned the contact poits once.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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I also heard that a Chevy reg would work as well ??? Oh mine ..E84 w points
 
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by stonemaster
I also heard that a Chevy reg would work as well ??? Oh mine ..E84 w points
Does Your 84 have the genny or alternator?
 
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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e84 had gen ...changed mid year
 
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by stonemaster
e84 had gen ...changed mid year
Have Ya checked your brushes and cleaned up inside Your genny?
I was thinking that may be Your problem,after all the regulators You've been threw.
 
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the inside is almost new checked armature even, all wiring including fuse circuit showing continuity
 
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 11:28 PM
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The Chevy regulator was a Delco Remy. They were a so-called direct swap, but in reality they were set up for the higher output of a car generator, and should be adjusted. Very few people know how to make the adjustments any more. Without the adjustments there is always the possibility of overcharging the battery

What company made your 2 bad-outta-the-box regulators? I've never gotten a bad one from Accel.
 
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