Alternator required high RPM to keep voltage up. The last time it happened one wire had fatigued off the stator so I lost 1 phase. To save time I just ordered a new Lucas 3 phase but to my surprise when I went to replace it I found the repair I had done previously was still in good shape and the stator metered just fine. Checked the regulator and found what amounted to a dead short between one of the AC legs and the negative lead. Installed a new Podtronics which looks decidedly like the Sparx unit, installed the new Lucas stator and now have the best charging I've ever had. If I recall correctly my voltage monitor would stay in the green (>13.2 volts), with the headlight on at about 2000RPM +/-. Now it's in the green at about 1500RPM so I can idle along in traffic lights-on.
So I ended up with a functional spare stator.
Anyone else experience a Sparx regulator failure? How about the similar looking Podtronics?
So I ended up with a functional spare stator.
Anyone else experience a Sparx regulator failure? How about the similar looking Podtronics?