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Voltage regulator is inside the rear of the alternator Vehicle will start and run until battery either goes dead (open regulator) or burns up (constantly closed regulator) due to overcharging
Bad voltage regulator
A bad voltage regulator can cause an overcharging condition. Check the wires going to the regulator for corrosion and make sure the regulator has a good ground.
my regulator is starting to shut down..i have a crosley gas oven and it roars when it starts heating up is it safe to use??
The voltage regulator for the alternator is in the computer. If the voltage regulator in the computer does not work, you can add an external voltage regulator and then your battery will charge normally. Make sure to check the ground on the computer. If the ground is bad on the computer, then the computer will not regulate the voltage to the alternator properly.
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
It is built into your alternator
Yes it can.
Voltage Regulator bad
It is probably a bad voltage regulator. Sometimes they are located in the alternator and can go bad in a new one. On Ford vehicle the voltage regulator is separate from the alternator.
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The voltage regulator is built into the alternator. I found this out when I was given an alt with a bad VR and was pushing 19v instead of 12.