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.
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.
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
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.
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I'd rather buy a new battery, wouldn't you?
That's an option, indeed...
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In Perth that was what I did but Mrs Somchai thought it was preferable that I jump start this car all the way back to KK airport.
After all,
The battery was fine, it was just a little run down because the Hand bag had charged her Smart phone in the Accessory socket.
Just an add on.
This week I attended the annual travel show at Queen Sirikit convention centre.
Every year the major car hire company's are represented and sell vouchers for their cars at greatly reduced prices. I snap them up for my trips.
So I bought 12 from Avis, worked out at 490 Baht each day with 8000 baht Excess if I smash the car.
Budget were there as per usual but I Thought Na, fuck em.
Last edited by terry57; 22-02-2016 at 09:31 AM.
That's it LD. When you find you have been caught out again, stop digging and resort to insults.
As a very interesting aside, I used to have lots of problems with a solenoid.
But it was good fun because I just carried a screw driver around in the driver's door pocket then when the car wouldn't start (every time), I'd get the handbag or a mate to hold the screwdriver across the solenoid while I turned over the ignition - always worked, and had the added benefit of producing a little shock for the helper too. Hilarious it was, every time. A bit of a pain when you're travelling by yourself, possible but a bit of a stretch...
Cycling should be banned!!!
That's it Chastity...When you've been caught out, just resort to being your usual self...
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