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71_georgia_beetle
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 440 Location: Grayson, GA
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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:21 pm Post subject: Burning Smell at Voltage Regulator |
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OK, I got the new generator, installed it, remade all connections, replaced VR, polarized the system, ran at idle for 15 min as stated in the instructions, correct voltages at the VR, batery and generator, VR is not hot, no wires are hot and nothing is shorted to ground. So whats the problem????????? When I took her out for her first spin after all the work I smelled a heavy, burning electrical smell and then it went away. A minute later it came back and lasted a minute or so. I got to my destination and smelled the VR and that was it. It was not hot but it did have a faint smell of the big smell I smelled earlier. I went to a meeting that lasted about an hour, fire her up and nothing. I have not smelled it since.
My question. Do VR's have a break in period or coating that burns off or something? Is this normal? _________________ 71 Standard Beetle "Big Bird"
74 Westfalia "Winifrid"
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Tronview Site Admin
Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 330 Location: Bethlehem, Ga
1963 Volkswagen Beetle
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:03 am Post subject: |
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It has been a while sense the last time I installed a new VR. But I do remember that it did have a smell to it for about a day. I was told that it was the coatings on the wire coil, and not to worry. _________________ 1963 Beetle
1975 Westfalia
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Treehive
Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 58 Location: Alpharetta, Ga
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:59 am Post subject: |
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Hmmmm......I don't remember smelling anything when we switched out the voltage regulator in the Hive. Of course, it is difficult to smell anything besides incense and patchouli in my bus _________________ Ted Mierzwa
"You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows"
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71_georgia_beetle
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 440 Location: Grayson, GA
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:07 am Post subject: |
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Treehive wrote: | Hmmmm......I don't remember smelling anything when we switched out the voltage regulator in the Hive. Of course, it is difficult to smell anything besides incense and patchouli in my bus |
You forgot the Winter Koning, NLX, 7 Seconds, Bubblegum, Thai Stix, Grizzly, Santa Maria, Winter Weed, Silver Haze, Jack Herer, Northern Lights, Viking, Ice, Kif, Columbian, Super Gold Thai, T44, Yellow, PP, Warlock, Sensi Star, B-52, White Widow, Citral, Kierewiet, Durban Poison, Blueberry, Double Bubblegum, pH 89, XXX, Silver Shadow, Purple Power, Snowflake, Essential Flower and DD. _________________ 71 Standard Beetle "Big Bird"
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Treehive
Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 58 Location: Alpharetta, Ga
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:24 am Post subject: |
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71_georgia_beetle wrote: | Treehive wrote: | Hmmmm......I don't remember smelling anything when we switched out the voltage regulator in the Hive. Of course, it is difficult to smell anything besides incense and patchouli in my bus |
You forgot the Winter Koning, NLX, 7 Seconds, Bubblegum, Thai Stix, Grizzly, Santa Maria, Winter Weed, Silver Haze, Jack Herer, Northern Lights, Viking, Ice, Kif, Columbian, Super Gold Thai, T44, Yellow, PP, Warlock, Sensi Star, B-52, White Widow, Citral, Kierewiet, Durban Poison, Blueberry, Double Bubblegum, pH 89, XXX, Silver Shadow, Purple Power, Snowflake, Essential Flower and DD. |
That's quite a list of different smells We are still talking about burning regulators......right _________________ Ted Mierzwa
"You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows"
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serprice
Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Posts: 349 Location: Statham
1974 Volkswagen Beetle
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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Charge your battery! That smell is the windings in the gen. A low batterty will cook a gen. Quick. Don't ask me how I know _________________ Shane Price
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Treehive
Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 58 Location: Alpharetta, Ga
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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So did the smell go away? Or did you just get a pine tree freshener to hang from your mirror? _________________ Ted Mierzwa
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71_georgia_beetle
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 440 Location: Grayson, GA
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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Treehive wrote: | So did the smell go away? Or did you just get a pine tree freshener to hang from your mirror? |
I put this question out on TheSamba and the verdict was that this is normal for a non Bosch VR. The smell went away and has not returned, the voltages are still good and we have not had a car-b-que. _________________ 71 Standard Beetle "Big Bird"
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