Re: new fangled voltage regulator

Posted by HH56 On 2016/11/28 11:48:05

The NOS regulators are what several were looking for and what I was mostly referring to as being NLA. Napa regulators are available but seem to be falling more into the universal category compared to the originals. Some vendors have sold units that say they are for a specific Packard but I recall 2 that were bought new by posters in the last year that caused issues after a short time and had to be replaced.

A question I have on the universal offerings is they seem to be the same unit for positive or negative ground cars. I've mentioned before that I do not know what makes a mechanical regulator different internally so it can be labeled for use specifically on a positive or negative ground and if there is any change in efficiency or function if wrong. NOS Packard Autolite and Delco numbers seem to be quite specific on the subject when you look them up in the catalogs.