[V8] flickering lights, voltage regulator?

[Buchholz, Steven]

... if you're taking a poll ... 

If you've found a direct relationship to engine speed it indicates a
pretty strong sign that it is the alternator.  Thinking it is some other
consumer applying a load is a long shot IMO ... 

Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> > 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.