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| | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 47 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2015 Posts: 47 | Hi All,
So I am in the process of a 12V conversion and have a 10SI alternator, but would like to keep some original appearance with the correct Voltage Regulator on the firewall. Has anyone rigged the original VR as a junction box or "Dummy", and if so, how?
Thanks for your help!!!! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,274 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,274 | Take the cover off and look where the connections are between the 3 external terminals and start cutting all of the coil wires from the terminals and start bridging the terminals together until you have what you want. Pretty easy to figure out once you git the lid offen the pickle barrel, as they say.
Carl
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1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | Why would you want to retain the VR look when everyone sees the Alt? Anyone who would know what the correct VR is would be impressed but also be unimpressed with the alternator. Do you have the alt that looks like a generator? Mount it up and hide an extra ignition key in it. 
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 256 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 256 | [url=]Perfect place for a fuse block! [/url] | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 256 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 256 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 256 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 256 | I've got my fuel pump relay in there also. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,611 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,611 | I am not restomod guy, but that looks nice. Great reuse. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,274 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,274 | If you clean up and paint the alternator black, it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb. It also sits low on the engine, pretty much unnoticeable, especially being black in color. The absence of the voltage regulator would stand out IMHO.
carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | I saw truck at show that had button switch on the regulator box. A bolt on the hood held the button down with the hood closed. When the hood was opened the radio antenna retracted so it wouldn't interfere with the hood. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | Oh, now I know what AD stands for.
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 592 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 592 | Blumarin, I left the voltage regulator as a dummy when I installed a 10SI alternator. I needed to install an alternator when I added A/C. I used the BAT terminal on the voltage regulator as a junction terminal for the battery connections and just don't have any wires connected to the other two terminals.
If you install a three wire alternator, this will give you a great place to attach the voltage sensing wire if you hook it up the way I did. My A/C power feed also is attached to this terminal.
Matt
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 592 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 592 | I found this picture that shows how it looks. The white wire that you see connected to the ignition resistor is the exciter wire from the alternator that needs the diode soldered to it. The BAT wire and the sensing wire from the alternator are both attached to the BAT terminal of the dummy voltage regulator. http://s844.photobucket.com/user/ma...2981_zps673417ae.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3Matt | | |
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