[V8] flickering lights, voltage regulator?

[Mike LaRosa]

6-7 years ago the bosch vr was $50.-

the other versions where $25.-  I went bosch...

Mike,

--- Ingo Rautenberg <irautenberg at comcast.net> wrote:

> Ed,
> 
> Hmm.  I tend to think your voltage regulator is the
> culprit -- though not
> the regulator istself, but the brush pack part of
> it.  One of the brushes
> may be sticking.  You can pick up a replacement
> regulator/brush pack from
> Napa or similar.  Aftermarket ones are also
> available -- though they are not
> (IMO) up to the quality of the Bosch units
> --especially as pertains to the
> brush pack part.
> 
> Ingo
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>
> To: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 9:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [V8] flickering lights, voltage
> regulator?
> 
> 
> > Just revisited this tonight when I brought the car
> home from sanctuary
> > in the parking garage at work after a month.  The
> flickering changes
> > with engine rpm.  The alternator was replaced with
> a Bosch reman
> > almost exactly 2 years ago.  I've noticed this
> flickering for a while
> > now.
> >
> > Going to go out with a meter and see what I can
> see.
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Buchholz, Steven"
> <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com>
> > To: "V8" <v8 at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 3:43 PM
> > Subject: Re: [V8] flickering lights, voltage
> regulator?
> >
> >
> > > ... one key piece of information is whether or
> not the fluctuation
> > > frequency varies as a function of the engine
> speed.  If it does not
> > that
> > > does not completely exonerate the alternator,
> but it does tend to
> > cause
> > > one to consider other possibilities ...
> > >
> > > ... could you have a bad connection to the field
> line to the
> > alternator?
> > > ... is there possibly some load that is
> switching on and off in a
> > > rhythmic fashion ... say something like the A/C
> Compressor clutch or
> > > some other high load item ... seat heater
> perhaps?
> > >
> > > IME alternators are pretty robust and consistent
> in their operation.
> > > That said, I have replaced the alternator on one
> of my V8s ...
> > >
> > > Good luck!
> > > Steve B
> > > San Jose, CA (USA)
> > > >
> > > > I just went down to the parking garage. The
> condition exists
> > > regardless of
> > > > whether the headlights are on. I was
> struggling to think of a
> > better
> > > term
> > > > than flicker. It's more of a pulsation, barely
> noticeable, but not
> > > > imperceptible. If it's not dark you can still
> see it but sometimes
> > you
> > > have
> > > > to kind of blur your vision and look just to
> the side. This was
> > all
> > > based on
> > > > my observation of my center dome light.
> > > >  I think I'm going to go after the voltage
> regulator. In a rebuilt
> > > unit, it
> > > > may have been given only quick consideration
> and thought good.
> > I'll
> > > see what
> > > > tests I can run on it.
> > >
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