Regulator installation

[six]

Morning.

Just put in a regulator. I wired it in but noticed that the mounting feet are live +12v. Pretty sure this is wrong? I thought the mounting feet should be ground?

Any one know what's going on here? Thanks.

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[six]

after a bit of gental digging.. that'll be a new regulator then, it is fried, isolated and doesnt work

 

[robjarman]

was that one of the new style regulators?

http://www.justkampers.com/211-903-803-e-voltage-regulator-vw-beetle-1968-on-vw-t2-bay-1600cc-1967-1979-vw-t2-split-12volt-1967-only.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

there's a warning on the JK advert, from Peter Good, that the outer case is +ve live - this needs to be much more prominent to buyers of these regs...

good luck
Rob

 

[six]

yes. but the mounting feet are meant to be negative. the red wire has worn through making it live .. yay