Voltage Regulator Problems
Lead Driver
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From: On the Edge of the Desert
I like the 3G better for a couple reasons,
#1 it's still a ford part haha
#2 they are very easy to wire up. Of the 4 required wires only 2 come off the alternator. ( charge cable and exciter wire)
#3 they can be had for dirt cheap at any JY.
#4 it's a stock part, so if your ever out on the road you can find a replacement easier.
#5 they put out more amps.
#1 it's still a ford part haha
#2 they are very easy to wire up. Of the 4 required wires only 2 come off the alternator. ( charge cable and exciter wire)
#3 they can be had for dirt cheap at any JY.
#4 it's a stock part, so if your ever out on the road you can find a replacement easier.
#5 they put out more amps.
Logistics Pro
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From: Lansdale, PA
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ive repaced battery alternator and voltage regulator with stock replacement parts and still no charging. My printed circuit going to my amp gauge is burnt. Is there anyway i can bypass the gauge all together since it never worked
Logistics Pro
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From: Lansdale, PA
If the light doesn't work, put switched power to the "I" terminal of the external regulator.
I'm pretty sure trigger voltage goes through the light circuit then to I terminal.
Maybe someone will verify by tomorrow.
But you can look up the wire diagram diagram for a stand alone external regulator and probably verify.
I'm pretty sure trigger voltage goes through the light circuit then to I terminal.
Maybe someone will verify by tomorrow.
But you can look up the wire diagram diagram for a stand alone external regulator and probably verify.
Hotshot
Joined: Mar 2013
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From: Phoenix, Az.
2X.
And one thing you can answer on the new thread is if your truck came with an idiot light cluster and you installed a gauge style. They are wired differently.
And one thing you can answer on the new thread is if your truck came with an idiot light cluster and you installed a gauge style. They are wired differently.
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