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Your cart is empty.Established in 1919 and traded on the NYSE, Standard Motor Products (SMP) is a leading independent manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of replacement parts for motor vehicles in the automotive aftermarket industry, with a complementary focus on heavy duty, industrial equipment and original equipment markets.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2019
I just spoke to SMP Standard Motor Products who sells a replacementVR101 (as listed here on Amazon) but is now a mechanical relay though it used to be electronic.Tip off, it is a mechanical relay if it has wire wound power resistors exposed on bottom of case.Seems no name brand manufacturer is selling a solid state alternator voltage regulator anymore.Summit racing only sells the SMP mechanical VR101 and had no other options.Bought a BWD (now owned by SMP) model R280 (correct case and terminals identical to VR101) at Advance and it too was a mechanical relayOrdered a VR706 at Autozone as online picture was correct supposedly made by WELLS and turns out picture is wrong and box arrives and its the square flat pack solid state regulator with triangle shaped plug and used in more modern Mopars with newer alternators.There seem to be various NO BRAND China options on Ebay but all appear to not have a warrantyDisadvantages of mechanical relay regulators:Points wear and need periodic adjustmentPoints wear and wear outRelay cant switch at solid state speeds and voltage will pulsate and vary much more than solid stateCauses RF noise on radios due to relay point arc a normal occurrence of relays with voltageShorter life to a mechanical system vs all electronicMakes you wonder why SMP would turn out such stuffBuy if your desperate otherwise look elsewhere.Sad69 Fury
William M.
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2015
This voltage regulator is not the one pictured..it is the exact same as the one listed a few items below in search results.. The one that is ten dollars cheaper..LAME
Mike J
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2013
This is a sealed container so you just plug it in and attach it to the firewall or where you need it. It either works or it doesn't.
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