[geeks] i'm embarassed to be asking but....

[Geoff Reed]

At 03:20 PM 1/17/03 -0500, you wrote:
>At 11:47 AM 1/17/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>>Anyone have a simple voltage regulator circuit somewhere?  the stereo in 
>>my car can't handle > 12 volts :(  so when the alternator is charging the 
>>battery, the juice in the car goes to ~ 14 or 16 volts and the stereo has 
>>a fit.... I need to take ~ 12 to 18 volts in and produce a regulated 12V out...
>>
>>   with enough amperage capacity for a casette/radio stereo....
>
>If you can get that deck serviced or replaced for free I would. Decent 
>equipment HAS regulation in it to begin with. If they are thoughtful it 
>also has polarity protection.
>
>On the other hand, are you sure your charging circuit/battery is going to 
>16V? That should cause low bulb life all around the car. I'd look at 
>having the car serviced.

brand new alternator, the only meter I have available at the moment is an 
OLD analog that isn't the most accurate meter in the world :(  (all my 
other meters are in boxes from moveing) :(  and when I rev the engine the 
audio level in this stereo drops and comes back up after i  let the gas off.






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