Re: new fangled voltage regulator

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2016/11/28 12:52:16

The last 3 or 4 postwar regulators I've been involved with came from NAPA and all were specific to year/model and polarity, not generic. Maybe the well is finally running dry? I've said it often, this type of stuff, distributor caps, rotors, points, generator brushes and the like won't be available forever from the likes of NAPA and AutoZone - get spares while you can.


Correct or not, one comment I've heard a few times over the years is that on the generic (either polarity) generator regulators, one difference is in the alloy of the contact points. True or not, can't say.