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alright i ripped out my old voltage regulator because it goes all the way to 17v when driving and around 12-13v when stopped

so now i put in a new voltage regulator, 9 bucks

looking back at my old regulator - i see this black thingy hanging - know what that is and if i need it?

its at around 14-15 volts with that on and without it on.

 

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o ya, im talking about the cylinder thingy

 

[rusty66]

Alan. The "cylinder thingy" is a capacitor and will not harm your setup, provided it is in good working order. It helps keeping voltage spikes down (suppresses interference on the radio). I would advise you to mount it.

Rob

 

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Originally posted by rusty66:
Alan. The "cylinder thingy" is a capacitor and will not harm your setup, provided it is in good working order. It helps keeping voltage spikes down (suppresses interference on the radio). I would advise you to mount it.

Rob

alright - i will mount that. do you happen to know a part number for that so i can get a new one?

thanks

 

[John_Muha]

Should be able to get a condensor from your local auto parts store.

 

[rusty66]

Alan. The condensor is cheap, so replacement is no big deal.

If you only want to know whether it is in good working order, you can measure this with an Ohmmeter. Short the condensor for a moment, connect the Ohmmeter to the casing and the wire. You should see the needle going straight to 0 and then back to infinity.

Rob

 

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ah - alright

thanks alot