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  3. Path: sparky!uunet!destroyer!gatech!concert!theo!brooks
  4. From: brooks@mcnc.org (Ted Brooks)
  5. Subject: Re: over charging battery
  6. Message-ID: <1992Oct14.133530.737@mcnc.org>
  7. Sender: daemon@mcnc.org (David Daemon)
  8. Nntp-Posting-Host: alvin.mcnc.org
  9. Organization: MCNC Center for Microelectronics, RTP, NC
  10. References: <1992Oct12.062637.14627@nmr-z.mgh.harvard.edu> <1992Oct14.034258.15175@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
  11. Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 13:35:30 GMT
  12. Lines: 29
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  14. In article <1992Oct14.034258.15175@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> Brian.E.Hannon@dartmouth.edu (Brian E. Hannon) writes:
  15. >In article <1992Oct12.062637.14627@nmr-z.mgh.harvard.edu>
  16. >shinh@nmr-z.mgh.harvard.edu (Shinjiro Hirose) writes:
  17. >
  18. >> So, does anyone know
  19. >> if my voltage regulator can be stuck in the "on" position?
  20. Yes. It's very  possible.
  21. >> The one time I've dealt with voltage regulators, they didn't
  22. >> let enough charge through.  Can they fail in the opposite manner?
  23. >
  24. >Well, it is not really an on/off thing.  A voltage regulator simply
  25. >dissipates power stemming from voltage over a specified limit.  It
  26. >
  27. Not exactly. The regulator controls the alternator output by controlling
  28. the field current via addition/subtraction of resistance in the circuit.
  29. It doesn't ditch excess power generated - it controls how much power is
  30. generated, so as to avoid generating excess power.
  31.  
  32.  
  33. Ted Brooks
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  35. | Disclaimer: The opinions expressed are my own, and do not reflect    |
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