I supposedly upgraded my old style points regulator to a modern electronic version..........

Well after 6 months (3 month warranty) it crapped out. (had to reinstall original working points regulator)

So I took it apart and figured out the main transistor fried. (no heat sinking).

Well I did some searching and found this site:

http://homepage.sunrise.ch/mysunrise/jo ... oltreg.htm

This voltage regulator is a close match to the guts of my fried VR.


The case of my fried VR is pretty small, and since I can't do surface mount devices does...

Anybody have an old (non-working) points regulator that I can gut for a worthy experiment in making your own electronic Voltage Regulator?


Thanks

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Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes

I should have one on one of my parts cars. I'll look when it gets light out.

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Charrlie_S
65 Valiant 100 2dr post 170 turbo
66 Valiant Signet 170 nitrous
64 Valiant Signet
64 Valiant 4dr 170
64 Valiant 4dr 225

The Beater Valiant had one of the 'modern guts' points style regulators and it crapped out just like you stated...I had a spare and it crapped right out again...I had all the parts and a spare harness from an old boat mopar laying around, wired it for 1970+ Elec. VR, and the thing charges perfectly, no bouncing needle, no overcharging the battery, etc... I guess quality isn't up to snuff on many parts any more...


Good luck on the experiment!

-D.Idiot

Why don't you just upgrade the whole darn system?
http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Elec ... arging.htm
There's tons of good info here, I went to the boneyard and got the alternator, reg, and a bunch of wire for under $30, grabbed it off something newer than a 74, alt puts out like 70-80 amps, I forget. I did the upgrade and couldn't be happier.
Yea I know, Im leary of grabbing electricial stuff but got lucky on this, plus the car that I got it off of only had 56k on the clock so I figured I couldn't go wrong with it. Good luck with whatever you do.

Holy crap you get up early!

But I must have gone back to sleep. Forgot to look. I usually get up between 6 and 7 am, my time, get my coffee, go on line, and then get out to the shop, around 9:00 am.
I do have one of the old mechanical regulators, on my 66 Cuda parts car. Let me know if you want it, and where to send it.

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Charrlie_S
65 Valiant 100 2dr post 170 turbo
66 Valiant Signet 170 nitrous
64 Valiant Signet
64 Valiant 4dr 170
64 Valiant 4dr 225

A 66 is identical to a 64 isn't it?

If so, I'll take it if you consider it worthless otherwise.........


Thanks

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Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes

64 and 66 are the same. PM me your address, and I will send it.

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Charrlie_S
65 Valiant 100 2dr post 170 turbo
66 Valiant Signet 170 nitrous
64 Valiant Signet
64 Valiant 4dr 170
64 Valiant 4dr 225

Charrlie, you've got mail.......

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Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes