Battery will either be overcharged and burn out numerous electrical components or battery will be undercharged and eventually won't have enough voltage to operate vehicle
probly buitl in to the altinator drive safe
dead battery dead alternator dead voltage regulator each needs to be tested.
You can find the voltage regulator for your 1987 Toyota on top of the alternator. The voltage regulator is attached to the alternator with two retaining screws.
In most sets, the HV regulator actually regulates the B+ voltage to the horizontal output transistor and the flyback transformer. A bad regulator indicates high current or loss of horizontal drive. Check the flyback transformer, the HO transistor and also look for proper waveform and voltage from the horizontal driver transistor/chip.
Not charging. Poor battery, poor alternator, voltage regulator, slipping drive belt.
Normally the alternator is defective. It can also be a loose alternator drive belt, or defective voltage regulator.
By changing the voltage through a potentiometer ( eg fan regulator )
Engine idle is too low, alternator drive belt is slipping, alternater is defective, voltage regulator is defective.
On the 1989 GMC K1500 1/2-ton pickup with 4-wheel drive and the 5.7 liter 8-cylinder engine, the voltage regulator is mounted in the alternator housing. You'll find it under the hood on the driver's side, in the front engine area.
A LM7815 voltage regulator is a component designed to maintain a constant voltage level, the LM78XX series of voltage regulators are designed for positive inputs and has the ability to drive the current within the circuit up to 1A. The component has three legs: Input leg which can hold up to 36VDC, a leg that leads straight to ground and an output leg with the regulated voltage. For maximum voltage regulation, adding a capacitor in parallel between the ground leg and the output leg will improve efficiency.
On fuel injected models, the voltage regulator is not in the alternator, it is, unfortunately, part of the computer. The field winding in the alternator receives it excitation voltage from the computer. The computer monitors the system voltage and provides what it thinks is the appropriate field drive to keep the battery charged. The bad part about this is that you have to replace the whole engine computer if the regulator portion of it fails (at least $200.00 or more) I know this from personal experience. It might be possible to install an external regulator or install an alternator with built in regulator but you will have to modify the wiring. On carbureted models the voltage regulator should be mounted on the firewall near the ignition coil. It should look like a small metal box about the size of a pack of cigarettes and be held on by two small bolts and have a small wiring harness (two or maybe three wires).
probably have a bad alternator or voltage regulator or bad battery cables