I have what I asume is a standard early honda alt/adjustable regulator setup.
I had a a problem with the alternator not charging.
After some troubleshooting I found out that 'shorting' the regulator gave me a 35A charge, so I asumed I had a regulator failure.
Bringing the unit home I get curious and wonder if I did a misstake:
Hooking the regulator up to a 'cube' (1-16V), the FLD reads -0.1 volt of whatever i put into the regulator.
The resistance of the regulator goes from 1300 ohm to infinate as soon as I power up the cube, no matter what the voltage on the 'in' side is and no matter what the position of the adjustment.
What is the correct function of the/a regulator? Is it at all possible to check it like this? Maybe it need a specific FLD load etc?
I had a a problem with the alternator not charging.
After some troubleshooting I found out that 'shorting' the regulator gave me a 35A charge, so I asumed I had a regulator failure.
Bringing the unit home I get curious and wonder if I did a misstake:
Hooking the regulator up to a 'cube' (1-16V), the FLD reads -0.1 volt of whatever i put into the regulator.
The resistance of the regulator goes from 1300 ohm to infinate as soon as I power up the cube, no matter what the voltage on the 'in' side is and no matter what the position of the adjustment.
What is the correct function of the/a regulator? Is it at all possible to check it like this? Maybe it need a specific FLD load etc?
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