As I understand, you need to polarize the generator whenever you replace a battery or generator. This is done by momentarily jumping with a short piece of wire the field to the battery terminals on the regulator. If this is not correct I would ask someone who knows for sure what terminals to jump momentarily. Lupe 60 Thunderbird Hard Top 64 Imperial Crown Coupe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Strohmeyer" <chrisstroh@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 10:33 PM Subject: Re: IML: voltage regulator contacts burning Please for give my ignorance, but across what leads? Exactly what value is the capacitor? Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Wilker" <wilkerbeast01@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 10:05 PM Subject: Re: IML: voltage regulator contacts burning > Try a new filter (capacitor) across the leads. > > > > David C. Wilker Jr. > USAF (RET) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Strohmeyer" <chrisstroh@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 11:10 AM > Subject: IML: voltage regulator contacts burning > > >> What would cause this? They burn a little pointed shard >> across them and >> they start sticking. I've tried a new regulator and the >> same thing. The >> alternator was changed recently too. >> >> Thx, >> Chris Strohmeyer >> 67 Imperial Convertible ----------------- >> http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- >> This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing >> List. Please reply >> to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will >> be shared with >> everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >> Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx >> To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to >> http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm >> > > ----------------- > http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. > Please reply to > mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > shared with > everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to > http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm