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PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 6:51 pm 
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Seems all these new ones are total junk. I would just as well build one. Does anyone have a schematic or have made one of these? I have checked all wires, connections and grounds. All are great now that I have upgraded everything. Still the volt reg keeps dying. Junk now if you ask me. So I’m planning to build my own, that’s easy to repair, breadboard style.


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:51 pm 
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Guessing that the vehicle is the 78 D100 listed in your profile.
So is that an electronic VR?
If so I have had an AZ Duralast VR on the 83 D150 for 10+ years with out an issue.
I also upgraded the charging system on the 68 Barracuda with a Nippondenso Alternator that uses the same external electronic VR about 4 years ago and it also has been without issue.
Building your own VR is fine, but perhaps you should post the issues your are experiencing with the charging system, perhaps someone could identify what is causing the issue and suggest a remedy.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:31 pm 
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DadTruck wrote:
Guessing that the vehicle is the 78 D100 listed in your profile.
So is that an electronic VR?
If so I have had an AZ Duralast VR on the 83 D150 for 10+ years with out an issue.
I also upgraded the charging system on the 68 Barracuda with a Nippondenso Alternator that uses the same external electronic VR about 4 years ago and it also has been without issue.
Building your own VR is fine, but perhaps you should post the issues your are experiencing with the charging system, perhaps someone could identify what is causing the issue and suggest a remedy.

Yes the 78 d100 my fault. I’ve upgraded to HEI, and have put the charging system in heavy duty mode as Dan had wrote up in the HEI thread. Used a better wiring harness from the same model truck. Upgraded the ammeter to a gauge, installed fuses where needed. Ran extra grounds from the alt to the VR and etc. Upgraded lights to be on relays. Re spliced wires, the correct and probably overdone way but why not. Seems it just keeps blowing VR’s. This makes like 4 since the upgrades. I’m about to put a quarter in it and roll it down a cliff just to say I lost something!! There’s only about 1 volt drop or less in the lines. I think that pretty much covers everything. It’s my only thing I have to drive so I’m out of options


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PostPosted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 6:18 pm 
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Can you take one of the failed VR's apart and look at the circuit?

You might just need the same circuit with heat sinks on the transistors............

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:20 pm 
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Throwing a pile of voltage regulators one by one at the vehicle clearly isn't going to help. Instead, figure out why they're failing. Check the alternator's field circuit draw and do the other diagnostics described in the service manual. Isolate the problem, fix it, and then you won't have the problem any more.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 3:45 am 
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SlantSixDan wrote:
Throwing a pile of voltage regulators one by one at the vehicle clearly isn't going to help. Instead, figure out why they're failing. Check the alternator's field circuit draw and do the other diagnostics described in the service manual. Isolate the problem, fix it, and then you won't have the problem any more.

Agreed on checking the field current draw. What alternator are you running? The higher the amp output of the alt, the higher the field currant draw. You also mentioned "1 volt drop in the lines". One volt drop is too much if on the field circuit. That means either too much resistance or too much current flow (or both).

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:36 am 
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SlantSixDan wrote:
Throwing a pile of voltage regulators one by one at the vehicle clearly isn't going to help. Instead, figure out why they're failing. Check the alternator's field circuit draw and do the other diagnostics described in the service manual. Isolate the problem, fix it, and then you won't have the problem any more.


I really didn’t have this problem until either the HEI conversion or the ammeter change to voltmeter. I will start there since it makes more sense.


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:44 am 
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Charrlie_S wrote:
SlantSixDan wrote:
Throwing a pile of voltage regulators one by one at the vehicle clearly isn't going to help. Instead, figure out why they're failing. Check the alternator's field circuit draw and do the other diagnostics described in the service manual. Isolate the problem, fix it, and then you won't have the problem any more.

Agreed on checking the field current draw. What alternator are you running? The higher the amp output of the alt, the higher the field currant draw. You also mentioned "1 volt drop in the lines". One volt drop is too much if on the field circuit. That means either too much resistance or too much current flow (or both).

Will check current draw. I have a regular rebuilt alt that I bought. It’s not the higher amp I believe it’s the 60amp one. Not higher though. I will trace wires again. Seems like I can’t win for loosing lately. It’s hard on my now that my heart is failing. Sorry for the personal info but it’s harder for me to do things now.


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 2:16 pm 
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Got a new regulator just in case. This problem is intermediate comes and goes which is why it’s hard to figure out. Checked field circuit draw and it’s good. However I don’t have the specific tools the fsm said to use. I’m planning on putting on a known good and original alternator as the magnetic charge from the fields doesn’t go away as soon as it should but still checks out ok. The alt could be stuck in a charging state as when I had it tested yesterday it started working good again.


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 5:52 pm 
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You could put a fuse on the field wire at the VR to protect the VR.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 5:41 pm 
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tattoosteve99 wrote:
rebuilt alt


Very likely the problem.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:56 am 
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emsvitil wrote:
You could put a fuse on the field wire at the VR to protect the VR.


Didn’t even think about doing that. I will find one within the range and install it thanks.


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:59 am 
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SlantSixDan wrote:
tattoosteve99 wrote:
rebuilt alt


Very likely the problem.


Yeah I noticed more problems after I changed it. I’m currently in a deep freeze/snow so working on everything is out for now. Luckily I don’t live far from everything so a short ride from a friend or Uber isn’t that bad. I do know that it only reads voltage from the battery now as instructed in the HEI thread. I will still go over all my wiring etc to double check.


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:18 pm 
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Just a update. So I had 2 factory alternators that tested good. I installed one and it smoothed the voltage. However it was still to high. So I changed the VR and I am now getting steady 14.69-14.79 voltage even with everything turned on and off. Rechecked the wires, grounds, connections etc. All in good order. So hopefully this will fix it.


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PostPosted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 12:27 am 
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Guess I’m going to have to go through all the wiring etc now. Now it just cuts out all the way down to battery voltage only (12 volts) but it comes right back. There must be some gremlin somewhere in the system that I haven’t found yet. Thinking about going to a one wire setup and just be done with it.


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