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68gmsee · 08-08-2008, 07:58 PM

I'm sure cost was one of the reasons Detroit went with internal regulator alternators and mechanical points. Throw in a diode assembly plus some transistors and do away with a lot of mechanical components.

Other reasons could have been the higher power demands of the newer automobiles.

08-08-2008, 07:58 PM	#14
68gmsee Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Centrally located between Houston, Austin and Waco. BCS area. Posts: 7,947	Re: Voltage Regulator - Is this normal? I'm sure cost was one of the reasons Detroit went with internal regulator alternators and mechanical points. Throw in a diode assembly plus some transistors and do away with a lot of mechanical components. Other reasons could have been the higher power demands of the newer automobiles.