[MBZ] more testing my mercedes 300td AC

[Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes]

Folks

So i did some inspection on the dead battery when it didn't respond to charging 
overbite

The top side was blown out on the positive side.

A check with a meter indicated that i was charging at about 16+ volts

I grabbed my trusty Uro voltage regulator from the glove box and installed it 
from above with not too much difficulty. The removed regulator was an old bosch 
i had scavenged from a blown 240d 3 or 4 years ago. The brushes on it showed 
some wear. The Uro works but i no longer had the borrowed meter and there 
wasn't one in my car, so i still need to check the charge voltage.

Am i correct in thinking that a bad regulator can cause an overcharge condition.

i notice that i can now buy the Uro or identical regulators direct from HK or 
China for about $6.78 delivered …. if they work, i need a couple in every 123 
car. What other regulators are available and at what price points? I guess i'd 
pay $18 for a Bosch made where? India? China? Hellas?

Just wondering what you've been using and success rates.

thanks,

xx rick
Rick Hawkins

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Re: [MBZ] more testing my mercedes 300td AC

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Bosch will probably be Indian, as in from India.

I hate to pick nits, and one could certainly argue the economics of this, but I 
would probably opt for the Bosch since it’s got some semblance of quality 
control in place. 

URO is utter crap in my opinion, and I would never put a URO part on my car 
that I can imagine.  I would especially avoid rubber parts by URO.  I don’t 
know anything about their electrical stuff, but if it’s the same quality as 
their hard parts, I would avoid them like the plague/clap/AIDS, etc.

Give it some thought:

A Bosch is $18.  URO is $7.  How do you think they can manufacture the exact 
same part with any level of quality for less than half of what an OEM is making 
it for?  Gotta be some shortcuts in there.

Dan

> On Sep 27, 2015, at 5:04 PM, Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Folks
> 
> So i did some inspection on the dead battery when it didn't respond to 
> charging overbite
> 
> The top side was blown out on the positive side.
> 
> A check with a meter indicated that i was charging at about 16+ volts
> 
> I grabbed my trusty Uro voltage regulator from the glove box and installed it 
> from above with not too much difficulty. The removed regulator was an old 
> bosch i had scavenged from a blown 240d 3 or 4 years ago. The brushes on it 
> showed some wear. The Uro works but i no longer had the borrowed meter and 
> there wasn't one in my car, so i still need to check the charge voltage.
> 
> Am i correct in thinking that a bad regulator can cause an overcharge 
> condition.
> 
> i notice that i can now buy the Uro or identical regulators direct from HK or 
> China for about $6.78 delivered …. if they work, i need a couple in every 123 
> car. What other regulators are available and at what price points? I guess 
> i'd pay $18 for a Bosch made where? India? China? Hellas?
> 
> Just wondering what you've been using and success rates.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> xx rick
> Rick Hawkins
> 
> www.javaphoto.com
> www.javacycles.com
> LETTERPRESSES FOR SALE
> www.ricktheprinter.com
> www.letterpressmachinery.com
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Re: [MBZ] more testing my mercedes 300td AC

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

I'm with Dan, Uro has a very bad reputation.  If the voltage regulator 
over-charges, that can kill your battery and maybe other electrical components 
as well.  Not worth the risk.

I'd use Bosch from junkyard before I'd use Uro.
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Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
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Re: [MBZ] more testing my mercedes 300td AC

[WILTON via Mercedes]

Uro radiator hose on my (now Tim's) 91 350SDL blew in a few months, leading 
to overheating, likely blown head  gasket and locked-up engine - a real 
"fun" time.


Wilton

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I'm with Dan, Uro has a very bad reputation.  If the voltage regulator 
over-charges, that can kill your battery and maybe other electrical 
components as well.  Not worth the risk.


I'd use Bosch from junkyard before I'd use Uro.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
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