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On 26 May 99, at 11:03, famjones@swbell.net wrote: > The gen light on my 71 Sqbk (solex carbs/auto) has been slightly glowing > during periods of high demand; headlights, brakes, turn signals, for > quite some time. The gen appears to be in very good shape; i.e., > commutator smooth and shiny, no ridges, dialectrics undercut and clean, > new good brushes free in the slots, voltage reg connections clean and > tight, no signs of excessive heat etc near the shunt but I still get > this glow. A full blown load test says that the regulated gen output is > in the vicinity of 40 Amps, 14.07 Volts at 2500 rpm. Have you check all the lugs that plug onto the voltage regulator to see if they are all tight? Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org