[W126 Coupe] BOSCH in a BOX

[Dan Landiss]

on 7/7/2008 8:09 PM Mike R. wrote:

> That 28-amp fan load was allowed to get intermittent, which spiked and 

> drove the regulator to failure. Once I tightened it and put on a fresh 

> alternator, all is well.


There is no reason for a transient load to damage a regulator. They are 
just transistors, after all, and transistors can operate at much higher 
frequencies than that (think: microwave satellite TV).

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