John Deere voltage regulator wiring...Help!

[Mich48041]

I recently installed the John Deere regulator exactly like the picture in post 52. The rudder tubes underneath made it difficult to install the new nutplate. If I had it to do over, I would move the regulator left 6 or 7 inches. The voltage is 0.4 higher now.

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by Piper J3

Today I installed the JD AM101406 Voltage Regulator. Installation was very easy and straight forward thanks to all the help here on VAF. I added an aluminum sub-plate and used Silver Heat Sink Paste to improve cooling.

Question... My battery voltage maintains at 13.8 but amp reading varies a lot from -3 to about +7 in cruise flight. Most of the time amps is just bouncing ~ +/-2 around zero. Is this normal?

My ammeter reading has always bounced around like that, with both my Ducati regulators. Never bothered to figure out why, since voltage is good and battery stays charged.

[bruceflys]

Ducati regulator installed under RV-12's panel failed at 120 hrs. Mode was full output for one or two minutes followed by a minute or two of no charge. After several episodes, no recovery.

See picture at post #13, which is the same experience on mine except only one G lead involved. Peeling back the top layer of potting compound revealed massive amounts of solder, but no visible thermal distress.

I cleaned the socket and plug and reinstalled. No output. $23 John Deere VR on order.

Interestingly my SeaRey with Rotax 912ULS has a Ducati regulator that has worked well for more than 350 hours.

[Piper J3]

I had a request for information on how to install the John Deere Voltage Regulator in place of Ducati. So, I searched for my posts in VAF and photos are no longer saved on the hosting site (I wish this could be fixed ? we are losing valuable documentation). Next, I searched my photos and it looks like the ?cloud? sold them to the highest bidder and now they?re gone too.

Can someone pony-up the correct wiring for the John Deere AM101406 Voltage Regulator for the legacy RV-12?

[Mich48041]

The problem is that there are several variations of John Deere voltage regulators.
Purchase one that has the terminals marked like eBay item number:362224250586
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And another eBay item number:352900565370 has the following
Wire color and function:
(2) Blue Wires: Stator AC in
Red Wire: Battery +
Black Wire: Battery -
Yellow: Ignition switch +
Green: Low charge indicator light
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Search eBay for "101406 Regulator" which sells for a little as $18.