I'm running an adjustable one from this guy on my 300D with the fattywagons alternator:
http://www.davebarton.com/AdjustableVoltage.html
Works great.
On my 240D I'm running a souped-up alternator from these guys:
http://stores.ebay.com/eagleautoelectric
That one has whatever regulator they put on it, works fine. There are other vendors on ebay selling alternators for our cars including pulleys. I gave these guys the specs on my pulley and asked them to put a pulley on mine and they did it for no extra charge.
There is a DIY on regulator boosting here:
http://web.archive.org/web/20081019074136/http://www.detomaso.nu/~thomast/alternator/
Jim
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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> If you buy the suggested item in _BOSCH_ brand , I'm sure you'll be happy with it .
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> The one I posted , likes to charge slightly over 14 VDC until the battery is fully charged then it tapers off but in any case it *always* charges better than the other one sfrom various off brands .
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> FWIW , I see them made in Spain & Turkey , both work as well as the German ones .
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> I need to find a source for new brushes and solder them in as I have two or three with bad brushes .
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> I'd give this one you're considering a whirl and post your results ~ we cannot possibly have too many good Bosch part #'s to choose from ! .
> If it works out for you , i'll buy one for my spares .
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> > Hey Nate,
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> > The recommended p/n for my 82 240D and 84 300D is 1 197 311 028 - is the 1 197 311 023 better than the 1 197 311 028 or is it the same thing? They look the same and have the same amperage range listed.
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