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Hello all, I have been having trouble with my voltage regulator lately. About four months ago, my original 6volt regulator went bad; red light stayed on while driving all of a sudden, and upon further inspection found that the contact points in the regulator just above the D- terminal had been fried. I replaced the regulator with a good used one. Unfortunatley, today the same situation happened. I luckily had a second spare 6volt regulator to put in thanks to Ira, but I have no more, and they aren't easy to find these days. What could be causing the points to burn? I checked my generator with no load (all wires disconnected) and I had 6.5volts at idle and when revved, the voltage jumped accordingly. I also checked the voltage at the battery with the new regulator in and it was right around 6 volts while at idle, and around 6.5 to 7 volts when slightly revved. The car is all stock, with no electrical accessories other than a Blaupunkt radio that is 6-12 volt switchable and it is on 6 volts. Any ideas? Thanks in advance! P.S. if anyone has a spare 6volt regulator, let me know :) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe