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So I know my voltage regulator is bad, and I needed it replaced. A call to the nearest Nissan Dealer yielded a 70-100 dollar part (along with other automotive part stores).
So I did the next "best" thing. I went to the junkyard and hoarded all the voltage regulators from sentras near my year and hoped the combination of them will last me the time I have my car.
While salvaging the voltage regulators, I noticed that they don't look the same (see picture).
My car is a 87 Sentra Coupe. In the picture you see it is a silver box with three wires. you can't see anything inside, the other side is just black coated and wires come out of it.
The black box with heatsink built in also has 3 wires, the dimensions fit exactly. the only difference is that its black with heat sink and the other side you can actually see the circuit board. These came from 86 to 87 Sentra 4-doors automatic and manual. The difference in gauges were that they had no rpm meter (even the manual).
I took a 88 sentra 4-door and the voltage regulator was completely different. the thing looked like it was just completely attached to the back of the cluster, and no wires at all.
anyways I have 3 of the black ones with heatsink on them. my question is, if I swap my silver one for the black one (assuming the black one works), it should be ok? hoping the specs (voltage regulation?) are the same regardless of how it looks and won't fry out my cluster in anyway. (silver one is dead, I'm swapping out to the black one).
any comments or answers most appreciated! thanks!
So I did the next "best" thing. I went to the junkyard and hoarded all the voltage regulators from sentras near my year and hoped the combination of them will last me the time I have my car.
While salvaging the voltage regulators, I noticed that they don't look the same (see picture).
My car is a 87 Sentra Coupe. In the picture you see it is a silver box with three wires. you can't see anything inside, the other side is just black coated and wires come out of it.
The black box with heatsink built in also has 3 wires, the dimensions fit exactly. the only difference is that its black with heat sink and the other side you can actually see the circuit board. These came from 86 to 87 Sentra 4-doors automatic and manual. The difference in gauges were that they had no rpm meter (even the manual).
I took a 88 sentra 4-door and the voltage regulator was completely different. the thing looked like it was just completely attached to the back of the cluster, and no wires at all.
anyways I have 3 of the black ones with heatsink on them. my question is, if I swap my silver one for the black one (assuming the black one works), it should be ok? hoping the specs (voltage regulation?) are the same regardless of how it looks and won't fry out my cluster in anyway. (silver one is dead, I'm swapping out to the black one).
any comments or answers most appreciated! thanks!