Jeff-
I have a '72 Sovereign. The Univolt went out in mine as well. It was pretty
easy to fix. I had transformer 'hum' when plugged in, but no DC voltage
output to charge the battery or power lights. I repaired the Univolt by
simply replacing a bad capacitor. One of the capacitors had died and it was
very obvious which one. It looked like a Coke can does when it freezes! Cost
me around $30 or so for 3 new ones--I went ahead and replaced all 3 since
they were almost 30 years old. The capacitors were available at a local
industrial electronic supply store. My originals were made by Mallory which
has now changed hands. I bought the closest available replacements with the
same specs, resoldered them in and it works like a charm. The replacements
were 1/2 the height, but actually fit exactly into the holders the others
came out of. That was cool! NOTE: you must have a battery connected to the
DC outputs when you bench test it, otherwise, my DC output was about 26
volts. With the battery hooked up it was 13.2 or so. Email if you want more
details. I might even be able to track down those part numbers, though they
seem to have disappeared off my desk right now.
-Dallas
'72 Sovereign
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Jeffrey L. Mathis
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 5:44 PM
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> Subject: [VAC] Hello
>
>
> My name is Jeff Mathis. I'm new here and maybe I did not start out
> right. So I'll try again. We lost our home in the floods here in North
> Carolina last year. Instead of getting a FEMA camper, we found a 1973
> 31' Sovereign and bought it. It served us ok while we rebuilt, but now
> I want to bring it up to what it should be. I haven't a clue where to
> acquire replacement tambor doors or the malfunctioning Univolt plus
> other things brought on by benign neglect. It's a handsome thing and as
> a builder of wood houses and occasional boat restorer, I just need to
> know where to go. Thanks for anything
> Jeff Mathis
>
