Electronic VR

[jadney@vwtype3.org (Melissa & Jim)]

>Toby spoke of a 914 owner who had a electronic voltage regulator made by 
Hella.  But the guy didn't know where he got it.  I 
>was wondering the same thing Toby was, does anyone know where you can get 
such a beast?

Getting a PWM (pulse width modulated) electronic VR designed and marked has 
been a long term project of mine for longer than I'd care to admit.  I have 
a circuit that works pretty well now and I would plan to package it inside 
old Bosch VRs.

While my design was intended for our Bosch generators, the same idea would 
also work for the old Bosch alternators that use an external regulator, in 
fact the alternator circuit is quite a bit simpler to implement than the 
generator.

Just as a test, how many of you would be willing to buy such a beast if the 
cost were, say $30 plus your old VR?

The advantages would be better regulation, virtually infinite lifetime, and 
no generator noise on your radio.  Current output would be the same--30 A, 
determined by the generator.

Jim
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       Melissa Kepner                                    Jim Adney
       jadney@vwtype3.org              jadney@vwtype3.org
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                             Madison, Wisconsin
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