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On Fri, 24 Oct 1997, Jake Kooser wrote: > Okay, all you electrical engineers and wannabees, on my super beetle > (yes, Greg, I know that's not a type III) I have a problem with my > charging system that's really got me fooled. The car has a 12v ... > Squareback (there's the T-III content) and got 14V, but that regulator > had a bad resistor in it, so I got a new one. Okay, here's the catch. > When I bolt the regulator down, the charging light on the dash comes on Forgive me if I'm wrong, but it is my understanding that you have to "polarize" your regulator prior to adding it to the current stream ... otherwise you just end up "toasting" the regulator. Instructions usually provided (as a small sheet of paper) with all new regulators. Chris San Diego