Battery light and radio static

[lawny]

I will phone around tomorrow and see if I can find one first, but may take u up on that offer. I have got out of the car straight away after driving and tried to smell the battery but there doesnt seem to be anything. Any chance this is what may be making the radio make the static noise?

[JustMark]

Hey Lawny

did you end up finding a regulator and if so can you pass on the details... Im having a bit of trouble with my alt... first the battery was going dead so i checked it out and the alt was only putting out 12v and the alt braket was cracked. I changed the reg out for one from a another alt and now im gettting 16V???

thanks in advance

Mark

[Jace]

Mmm, missed this.
Lawny, try QAH on Thompsons Road, they're always good for very specific stuff like this.

[Spyda]

I sent Lawny a reg from on of my old alts, he said it did the trick.

Hey Lawny

did you end up finding a regulator and if so can you pass on the details... Im having a bit of trouble with my alt... first the battery was going dead so i checked it out and the alt was only putting out 12v and the alt braket was cracked. I changed the reg out for one from a another alt and now im gettting 16V???

thanks in advance

Mark

Make sure its the right reg and has plenty of meat left on it, otherwise you will get 16v

If its putting out 12v then your alt is busted, its either earthed badly or its just plain faulty. Did you test the voltage at the battery or at the alt?

[JustMark]

I checked it at the battery. When i changed over the cracked alt bracket i checked the regulator and it looked the same as Lawny's. I pulled a regulator that looked in better condition out of another mk1 golf alt and now im getting 16V. I might try and put the old one back in to see if it was just the bracket that was not letting it charge???

will have to do this on the week end... 3 double 16 hour shifts in a row are a killer!!!!

Thanks again

Mark