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Vy electrical issue.

Trevor loves holden.

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Well I did say regulator as its a common issue,, If your going to just by the carbon and solder it in then make sure to get the correct rating and good quality cheap stuff just burns away.
The Alternator motor is a armature, it is an electromagnet made by coiling thin wire around two or more poles of a metal core. That has an axle, and the commutator is attached to the axle. The regulator carbon brushers pushers against the commutator and the spring keeps it in contact and as the carbon wares down it then looses tension hence the reason the light flickers.
 

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If you can buy them separate you might save 30-40 his a video on replacing them.
 

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Yeah, I know it took me a bit. Just had to get more information and see the voltage drop on the dash. I did notice after putting the regulator back I gained 0.2 volts while driving or idling in park. Was still low when stopped with my foot on the brake. I'll get them replaced, test it out for a week or so and report back to close out the thread.
 

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Yeah, I know it took me a bit. Just had to get more information and see the voltage drop on the dash. I did notice after putting the regulator back I gained 0.2 volts while driving or idling in park. Was still low when stopped with my foot on the brake. I'll get them replaced, test it out for a week or so and report back to close out the thread.
It will only put out what the battery needs, so it will always start up around 14.4v then slowly drop.
 

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Update to close out the thread. I replaced the regulator. The readings went up a bit and the issue seems to be resolved.
 
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