Voltage regulator
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Drifting
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Voltage regulator
Im upgrading my car to an LS6. I just replaced all my wiring harnesses but on the headlight harness there is an old school voltage regulator. Do I still need this or can I bypass it?
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Jd21476
You can buy a kit to bypass the external regulator and convert it to a 12si type....which you can then upgrade to a 94-amp 12si which could be bolted in.
You can search for Bypassing an external voltage regulator OR do a little cutting, soldering, and heat shrinking.
Take a peek at t his post: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...regulator.html
You can buy a kit to bypass the external regulator and convert it to a 12si type....which you can then upgrade to a 94-amp 12si which could be bolted in.
You can search for Bypassing an external voltage regulator OR do a little cutting, soldering, and heat shrinking.
Take a peek at t his post: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...regulator.html
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Drifting
Joined: Jul 2020
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From: San Diego
Jd21476
You can buy a kit to bypass the external regulator and convert it to a 12si type....which you can then upgrade to a 94-amp 12si which could be bolted in.
You can search for Bypassing an external voltage regulator OR do a little cutting, soldering, and heat shrinking.
Take a peek at t his post: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...regulator.html
You can buy a kit to bypass the external regulator and convert it to a 12si type....which you can then upgrade to a 94-amp 12si which could be bolted in.
You can search for Bypassing an external voltage regulator OR do a little cutting, soldering, and heat shrinking.
Take a peek at t his post: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...regulator.html
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Did you buy an alternator for a 1968? If so I wouldn't assume anything.
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Jd21476
A 1968 alternator requires an external regulator.
What alternator did you get. Provide part number and I can check for you.
IF it is a 12si internally regulated alternator, THEN your 1968 harness needs that bypassing contrapion....it won't work properly without it.
A 1968 alternator requires an external regulator.
What alternator did you get. Provide part number and I can check for you.
IF it is a 12si internally regulated alternator, THEN your 1968 harness needs that bypassing contrapion....it won't work properly without it.
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Drifting
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From: San Diego
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2020
Posts: 1,500
Likes: 323
From: San Diego
Jd21476
A 1968 alternator requires an external regulator.
What alternator did you get. Provide part number and I can check for you.
IF it is a 12si internally regulated alternator, THEN your 1968 harness needs that bypassing contrapion....it won't work properly without it.
A 1968 alternator requires an external regulator.
What alternator did you get. Provide part number and I can check for you.
IF it is a 12si internally regulated alternator, THEN your 1968 harness needs that bypassing contrapion....it won't work properly without it.
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Just unplug the voltage regulator and jump the two outer wires together and jump the two inner wires together.... Done and voltage regulator gone.
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