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Notjustair 12-30-2012 20:14:55 174.229.72.196 Report to Moderator	I was going try everything I could to get that regulator working without a trip to town in the morning. I can rebuild engines with my eyes closed, but the inside of a regulator mystifies me. It is the only thing I can think of that makes me feel like I have no idea whether my tinkering has improved the situation at all. I would rather spend my day packing wheel bearings. I took the busted one off and took the cover off. I had two others that had died as well they all looked the same inside. I was hoping for massive scorch marks or the smell of burned lumber. Something to make me feel validated. They all looked pristine inside. I used sand paper to clean between the points and put it back on. It charges now, but full tilt. At idle it charges 5 amps, but at WOT it runs over 30 amps. So I guess I am still going to get a regulator. Is there a test I can do on the bench (like with a multimeter across terminals) to validate whether a reg is working correctly without mounting it up? Measure resistance? Anything to not have to put a bad one back on just to feel the sting of dissappointment. Granted, I can do it with my eyes closed now, but it still isn't fun. [Reply]   [No Email]
TL (va) 12-31-2012 08:06:02 66.59.125.238 Report to Moderator	Re: Reg again - what's this about? in reply to Notjustair, 12-30-2012 20:14:55   "Oreilly Auto Parts carries BWD electrical components which are made in the USA. The part number for your tractor is R190. These also carry a lifetime warranty - Last one I bought was around $65.00" From a post from DollarBill a while back. Mine is almost a year old now and works great. Thanks DB! [Reply]  [No Email]
NOXJohn 12-31-2012 05:46:10 184.5.164.213 Report to Moderator	Re: Reg again - what's this about? in reply to Notjustair, 12-30-2012 20:14:55   Finding a good new 6 volt regulator for an N tractor has been a problem for a number of years. The last time I purchased one was about 10 years ago. Even then I had to buy 3 before one worked properly. Most places will not take electrical parts back even if the don't work correctly out of the box so I had 2 paper weights. I have worked on what looked like perfectly good but not working regulators for hours and have never been able to fix any of them. That is one of the reasons I converted my three 8Ns to 12 volts. The 12 volt alternator is cheap and easy to find and has a lot of operating advantages. If it is 6 volts and working fine I would leave it alone but if it has regulator problems I would convert it before wasting money trying to find a good regulator. [Reply]  [No Email]
Mr. T. Minnesota 12-31-2012 00:01:36 68.170.114.158 Report to Moderator	Re: Reg again - what's this about? in reply to Notjustair, 12-30-2012 20:14:55   NJA, I have a shop in my area that works specifically with alternators, generators and the like. Will see what they have to say. I'll get back later this week. Mr. T. Minnesota [Reply]  [No Email]
R Geiger 12-30-2012 21:44:58 50.39.151.117 Report to Moderator	Re: Reg again - what's this about? in reply to jboyer1028, 12-30-2012 20:14:55   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see DEN my email should be on , would you send me a cople of the regualtor info also Thanks [Reply]  [No Email]
Den N Ms 12-30-2012 22:22:06 184.41.137.166 Report to Moderator	Re: Reg again - what's this about? in reply to R Geiger, 12-30-2012 21:44:58   R Geiger,Email sent [Reply]  [No Email]
Den N Ms 12-30-2012 20:44:26 184.41.137.166 Report to Moderator	Re: Reg again - what's this about? in reply to Notjustair, 12-30-2012 20:14:55   Notjustair,Open your email and I will send you a PDF with some very good info on regulators. [Reply]  [No Email]
russb wa 12-30-2012 20:27:02 67.185.6.72 Report to Moderator	Re: Reg again - what's this about? in reply to Notjustair, 12-30-2012 20:14:55   NJA, I was thinking along the same lines. What jumps out to me would be spring pressure against magnetic strength. That is to say the thing is a bunch of relay's that are supposed to trigger at the power increase/decrease. So, spring tension comes to mind. fwiw [Reply]  [No Email]