Thread: My flat battery on the hire car.

Oh my freaking gawd.

More splitting of hairs.


You either put more time and energy into trolling than the average troll, or you're stupid, or have Aspergers.

Based on your extensive past record, I'd say all those, simultaneously.

Originally Posted by Latindancer

Go to any auto electrician and ask for a regulator , and you will get a unit as pictured, with graphite brushes.

Liar.
You can buy other brands and types car voltage regulators, the most common are the box-type with removable cover, no bushes.




Do you work part time in your mate's spare parts fixit garage?

Originally Posted by Latindancer

Oh my freaking gawd.

More splitting of hairs.


You either put more time and energy into trolling than the average troll, or you're stupid, or have Aspergers.

Based on your extensive past record, I'd say all those, simultaneously.

The problem is that you're such an unbelievable liar and braggart.

Why would I be lying about which type of car voltage regulator is most common in modern cars ?

The type you pictured is the older type. I haven't had a car with that type since the 1970s.....though I do suppose that some modern cars have em still.

The vast majority have the type which bolts onto the alternator, with regulators like the one I posted.

Just to throw some more spice into the Mix.

If the voltage regulator fails or the alternator fails a warning light will come on in the car designed to tell us to get our arse into the Auto spark place ASAP.

The car is now operating on battery power alone and not charging, once the battery is exhausted it's game over.

This happened to me on my last road trip in Australia.

If the Battery fails but the alternator is still working one can go on for ever as all the electrics needed to operate the car are still receiving power.

Every time ya stop just get Somchai to jump start it again.

Pack jumper leads boys.

This is what I was relaying to Mrs Somchai at the KK airport but apparently Thai cars are different .

Funny as fuk innit. 5555

Originally Posted by Latindancer

a) Why would I be lying about which type of car voltage regulator is most common in modern cars ?

b) The type you pictured is the older type. I haven't had a car with that type since the 1970s.....tho[/COLOR]ugh I do suppose that some modern cars have em still.

The vast majority have the type which bolts onto the alternator, with regulators like the one I posted.

a) Dunno. Why?

b) Not had a car at all then after ya got banged up in the '70s, until ya got one with valve operated electric windows when ya got back to Oz.

What a life.

Those older style regulators are still sold and used, more in some new Fords than other makes.

Although alternator voltage regulators are often built inside the alternator housing, making repair and/or replacement prohibitively expensive, others are just the same old plain box type mounted somewhere handy under the hood (usually on the engine compartment fire-wall) with a wire harness from it to the carbon brushes in the alternator.

The type you've described, an exterior voltage regulator conveniently mounted directly onto the alternator body, dispenses with a cable/wire harness (not needed for such a short distance from regulator to alternator brushes), and is directly soldered to the alternator's two carbon brushes.

Whichever, voltage regulators neither need nor have carbon brushes to operate at all.

Only the alternator does.

Originally Posted by terry57

Just to throw some more spice into the Mix.

If the voltage regulator fails or the alternator fails a warning light will come on...

.... once the battery is exhausted it's game over.

If the Battery fails but the alternator is still working one can go on for ever as all the electrics needed to operate the car are still receiving power.

Every time ya stop just get Somchai to jump start it again.

Pack jumper leads boys.

Spot on.

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I'd rather buy a new battery, wouldn't you?

That's an option, indeed...

Originally Posted by stroller

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I'd rather buy a new battery, wouldn't you?

The prefered option, for sure.

That's it LD. When you find you have been caught out again, stop digging and resort to insults.

That's it Chastity...When you've been caught out, just resort to being your usual self...