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Old 08-08-2008, 06:05 PM   #13
LONGHAIR
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Re: Voltage Regulator - Is this normal?

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Originally Posted by prg machine View Post

The rebuilders told me when i asked if |i should go internal one wire and they just laughed " Only if you want to be techy!" The externaly regulated is bullet proof. If ya have one just fix it. The one wire is also a misconception...............the only good thing about them is there is only one wire to hook up...............it stops there!

Read the articles on mad electric web site.
Hold on there, you threw in a different thing.
"One Wire" and "Internally Regulated" are not the same thing.
A "One Wire" is internally regulated...but it is a newer "Hot Rod" thing.

An "Internally Regulated" alternator actually runs from 3 wires. These are the "common" units that are installed from the factory. They are what they used to replace/update the older externally regulated units.
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