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Gumball
06-20-2016, 04:29 PM
Just a heads-up for all of you who are running old-school voltage regulators. My wife's '67 Camaro was draining the battery like there was no tomorrow and before I started digging into the wiring harness, a friend suggested looking at the voltage regulator. Sure enough, the primary contacts were in a constant "on" position and always engaged. With an adjustment, they now are in contact only when the car is started and they separate when it's off. Problem solved without spending weeks with a meter and checking every circuit.

CraigS
06-21-2016, 06:36 AM
Wow, it's been a really, really long time since I thought about contacts in a V regulator. I do remember adjusting them on a few occasions way back in the day. Good reminder.