I've had them apart, as I recall, you have to bend some tabs to do it. I've not had all that much luck fixing them, though. The big contacts could be cleaned up- CAUTION- never clean contacts with emery paper, it leaves a non-conductive residue that will cause trouble. Use fine sandpaper only. Then wipe with a soft cloth when you are finished to remove the bits of sand.
glenh :<) Bert Knupp wrote: > Volks, > > My 1970 Type 1 has an external voltage regulator (beneath rear seat on > left). When I drive, the "low charge" red light often flickers, then comes > on steady; when that happens, I can pull over, turn around (my rear seat > bench is still out), and tap the voltage regulator with a small wooden > stick. It then works fine for awhile. > > QUESTION: Is it possible to open the Bosch VR case and possibly clean up > the contacts with a little fine emery paper? Or if the contact points are > fried, are they separately replaceable? The VR is original so of course I'd > like to keep it if it's fixable. I haven't removed it yet -- I'll await the > advice of the sages. > > Thanks, > > Bert Knupp in Music City > > |__n__ > (_____)º > (Ô\_|_/Ô) > ü ° ° ü > Polizeikäfer '70 > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 4377 (20090828) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
