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Voltage Regulators NOW SHIPPING!
Its been a very long road but a final BIG push this week and 3 helpers made it all come together. Building the base of the regulator can and all that entailed was quite challenging. So many obstacles had to be overcome I lost count.
The first batch of 50 units goes to the Post Office TOMORROW. What a milestone! Additional batches will come shortly thereafter. THANK YOU to ALL of the supporters for this project including John Hunter, Luke, Tony Bowker, and many others who pushed (and pushed) me to do all this. You can read the original forum posting from almost 2 years ago. It really is quite educational.
This started it all: https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic. ... &hilit=diy
All of the first batch will ship with the Ford logo since I'm using old Cuttout tops that many of you folks have sent me. They may not be perfect, mostly because some of them are over 100 years old. But we cleaned them up and they ALL look great. When I run out of the Ford Script versions you can send me just your cutout top (or the whole thing) and I'll build you one w/ your Cutout top. Licensing the Ford logo is NOT in the cards. Reusing old cutout tops certainly is! Sometimes you gotta get creative!
They all come with a prewired fuse holder, 20A fuse, and VERY detailed instructions. I now know why so many of John Regans Regulators have failed. If you don't disconnect your battery when you install it or you treat it like a cutout, you WILL very likely blow it up. It's not a Cutout. Like all modern voltage regulators it has sensitive electronics inside.
Phew, now I can finally get a good nights sleep!!
Jeff
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The first batch of 50 units goes to the Post Office TOMORROW. What a milestone! Additional batches will come shortly thereafter. THANK YOU to ALL of the supporters for this project including John Hunter, Luke, Tony Bowker, and many others who pushed (and pushed) me to do all this. You can read the original forum posting from almost 2 years ago. It really is quite educational.
This started it all: https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic. ... &hilit=diy
All of the first batch will ship with the Ford logo since I'm using old Cuttout tops that many of you folks have sent me. They may not be perfect, mostly because some of them are over 100 years old. But we cleaned them up and they ALL look great. When I run out of the Ford Script versions you can send me just your cutout top (or the whole thing) and I'll build you one w/ your Cutout top. Licensing the Ford logo is NOT in the cards. Reusing old cutout tops certainly is! Sometimes you gotta get creative!
They all come with a prewired fuse holder, 20A fuse, and VERY detailed instructions. I now know why so many of John Regans Regulators have failed. If you don't disconnect your battery when you install it or you treat it like a cutout, you WILL very likely blow it up. It's not a Cutout. Like all modern voltage regulators it has sensitive electronics inside.
Phew, now I can finally get a good nights sleep!!
Jeff
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1921 Model T Touring, 1930 Model A Roadster
Voltage Regulators, Starter & Generator Repair & Parts manufacturing
www.modeltregulators.com
www.modeltstarters.com
1921 Model T Touring, 1930 Model A Roadster
Voltage Regulators, Starter & Generator Repair & Parts manufacturing
www.modeltregulators.com
www.modeltstarters.com
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Re: Voltage Regulators NOW SHIPPING!
Question:
Would a battery disconnect switch cause any problems?
Would a battery disconnect switch cause any problems?
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None that I can possibly think of. It'll make installing it easier!
Jeff
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www.modeltregulators.com
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YEA !!!!! ...
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NICE!!
Thanks Jeff!
Thanks Jeff!
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Well, what about disconnecting the battery with switch while the car is running?
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Re: Voltage Regulators NOW SHIPPING!
The regulator circuit has crowbar protection by default, so the generator won't be harmed by running with no battery .dykker5502 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 3:43 amWell, what about disconnecting the battery with switch while the car is running?
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As John stated, this is inherent in the design and was a purposeful consideration. Our exhaustive, collective testing of this design over the past 2 years has been very thorough.dykker5502 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 3:43 amWell, what about disconnecting the battery with switch while the car is running?
Jeff
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1921 Model T Touring, 1930 Model A Roadster
Voltage Regulators, Starter & Generator Repair & Parts manufacturing
www.modeltregulators.com
www.modeltstarters.com
1921 Model T Touring, 1930 Model A Roadster
Voltage Regulators, Starter & Generator Repair & Parts manufacturing
www.modeltregulators.com
www.modeltstarters.com
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Mine is "out for delivery" this morning!
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Alden ... According to USPS tracking, I'll have mine before noon !
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Re: Voltage Regulators NOW SHIPPING!
One solid bet that you can always count on:
The post office is almost always late and their tracking is most often a suggestion at best…
Isn’t it nice to have at least one set of certainties is in the world you can always count on?
Jeff
PS I know I keep harping on this one point, but I’m going to do it again. Make SURE you disconnect your battery when you install this device.
The post office is almost always late and their tracking is most often a suggestion at best…
Isn’t it nice to have at least one set of certainties is in the world you can always count on?
Jeff
PS I know I keep harping on this one point, but I’m going to do it again. Make SURE you disconnect your battery when you install this device.
Assistant WebSite Admin
1921 Model T Touring, 1930 Model A Roadster
Voltage Regulators, Starter & Generator Repair & Parts manufacturing
www.modeltregulators.com
www.modeltstarters.com
1921 Model T Touring, 1930 Model A Roadster
Voltage Regulators, Starter & Generator Repair & Parts manufacturing
www.modeltregulators.com
www.modeltstarters.com
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Ours arrived on time... Just need a little more time to receive our fully rebuilt generator from Jeff to replace the alternator we've had for quite a few years..... Feels good to go back to normal 
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Re: Voltage Regulators NOW SHIPPING!
Received mine today