polorizing new regulators?

has anyone ever heard of this. my dad keeps telling me that when you install a new voltage regulator it need to be "polorizied", he couldnt remember the details since the last time he did this was over 20 year ago on his '69 turino. he has been known to "ramble" i figure if anyone would know what he's talking about this would be the place. any thoughts or should i call on this one?

 

dowha

never herd of it , but i surely dont know it all...

should be already polerized when you buy it

 

Don't know what that means, but I do know that you should NEVER polarize the alternator...

 

yeah, i assumed something like that would have already been donewhen it was made.

 

I remember that from the old days of generators although I never did it or had a problem.

 

Google comes up with polarizing generators only - not alternators.

"A generator has to be "polarized" after the system is connected and before it is used. This is typically done by momentarily connecting the main output terminal of the generator to the battery with a jumper wire. This allows things to be set up so that the generator produces power of the correct polarity due to residual magnetism in the generator. For a simple visual image, imagine trying to jump start a car and reversing the jumper cables on one vehicle. It's not something you really want to do - unless of course you like sparking, arcing, and possibly burning out electrical components... This is important if you ever disconnect a generator or regulator - you must polarize it (follow the instructions in the manuals for your car!) before starting the engine."

source:http://www.rowand.net/Shop/Tech/AlternatorGeneratorTheory.htm

 

Ain't Google great Rick
Very correct too...polarizing went out with the old generators. You never polarize anything with an alternator.

 

so if i went out to the parts store today, bought a voltage regulator i just conect the wires and go?

we're trouble shooting diffrent ideas as to my comet's mystery charging problem and my dad seems to totaly believe that me not polorizing the new regulator is the problem.

 

Exactly!!! Try to do any polarizing and you're gonna burn something up.

 

Guess my age shows.

 

That's what I was thinkin...MAN, you're old!!!

 

You Should Bolt It Up First And Then Plug It In There Is Instructions In The Box That Tells You To Do That

 

I have been known to polarize a few generators in my life. But no,, not the voltage regulators,, but I have seen instructions to tell you to repolarize when installing voltage regulators on old harleys.
Dan