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6v units are sold out. 12v units are still available with the coupon.

$25 OFF! Just in time for touring season, I'm giving all forum members a limited time deal on my 6v & 12v Voltage Regulators. These are a direct replacement for your cutout. I don't have that many left so get them while you can.

There are now well over 200 of these in use in the USA, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Germany, and Holand and all are working well in both the 6v and 12v versions.
. Restrictions:
Only 1 per customer.

Head over to:
http://www.modeltstarters.com
and click on Shop. Use promo code "touring" and get $25 off until the end of this week.

Also check out my Tech-Tips for tons of useful information on Voltage Regulators and Generators.

I ordered mine
Thanks Jeff

Just placed my order !!!

sheesh.... I knew Model T guys are all cheapskates...I'm certainly one of them. But I had no idea!!
14 orders already. This may not last long as I think I only had ~25 to start with.

Jeff

Thanks Jeff. Order placed.

Placed my order - have a Fun Projects one untested so better to be prepared than sad

What a whirlwind! I'm gonna be taping shipping boxes for hours tomorrow...
There's 5 left. No more promos this year. I'm making more, of course, however, after these are gone, Langs has plenty of stock as does Snyders. Both 6volt and 12volt. Gotta support our vendors!

It's gonna take me a month to make more. Making the bases for these is a labor of love. There are over 100 steps involved in fabricating each regulator.

Jeff

Wow. Ok. I'm out of 6v units. 12v units are still available with the coupon.

I'll need to convert my stock of 12volt regulators to 6v for future orders. You can still buy the 6v units at the regular price but they will be back ordered. It'll take me a week to do the conversions.

No biggie but I'm spending my time on the Positive ground Model A version right now.

Thanks for literal avalanche of orders. I'll ship them all soon.

First batch shipped today. My hands got sore using the tape gun so I'll do the rest tomorrow!

Thank you Jeff. Got my regulator yesterday.

The install Step #2 shows adding a fuse to a blue wire. I have never seen a blue wire on a Model T. Please explain for me and others. Thank u.

The "blue wire" is what my car had been wired with. Who knows when or who did it. All you need to do is put the fuse between the battery and your wiring harness. I think most original cars are wired to have that come from the starter foot switch up to the wiring panel. Fuse that wire. On my car, it was rerouted from the starter foot switch over to attach directly to the battery - either way is fine and routing it to the battery compartment means you don't have to crawl under your car to check for a blown fuse. Over 100+ years and half as many mechanics later, there's no definitive way to tell how your car is wired without looking.

The whole point is to put a fuse somewhere between the battery and the Car's wiring. If there's ever a short, the fuse will blow, and your car won't almost catch fire like mine did.

For proof, just look at my fried wiring harness after I had a faulty cutout get stuck in the ON position.
https://modeltstarters.com/voltage-regulators-cutouts/
Thankfully I recognized the smoke as burning wires and disconnected the battery as quickly as I could and saved the car. I had to rewire the entire harness under the dash and I also installed a fuse, and the car is ok. It's the reason I had 1000 fuse assemblies manufactured and I include them in my kit.

Here's a very helpful diagram and info from Ron Patterson.
. All, and I mean ALL, modern vehicles now have fuses so they don't catch fire and burn to the ground. Why take a chance with your T?
And if the fuse blows, your generator will be fine. Unlike cutouts, there's an automatic protection circuit built into my voltage regulators that shorts the generator to ground when there's no battery connected (like when the fuse blows). Even with just a cutout, installing a fuse is a smart investment. Replacing a fried generator is a LOT cheaper than fixing or replacing a car that's caught on fire.

I'm planning on writing up another tech tip covering this topic in detail.

Jeff

I saw mine int that pile! It arrived Saturday
Thanks

Scott

Thank you for that explanation Jeff. I try never to let any smoke out of my wires. It affects the performance too much.

I see mine in the pile ! Got it Saturday, thanks !