Hi Bill, et. all.  Thanks much for all of the replies.

         I am not having an overvoltage problem, I'm having a problem
with the charging system dropping out completely and
intermittently.  I bought a new B&C battery and replaced the
alternator last weekend with the same result.  The voltage regulator
was recently replaced.  The overvoltage is the only "old" piece in
the system that I know of.    What I'm not sure of is if this thing
is freaking out and dropping the system offline.  The voltage isn't
spiking when it does this.  And I'm only showing around 13.6V max (I
used to show around 14.something)
         I am going to bypass it by simply soldering a decent gauge
jumper wire between the input and output of the overvoltage device.
         It does this under a decent load.  Day flights..no
problem.  Anytime I need to run a few things like strobes, etc.  It
likes to do this.  I can induce it with strobes easily as they seem
to draw the most current by far, but I can also induce it by leaving
the strobes off and loading it down with landing light, navs, fuel
pump, etc.  If I toodle along with just my avionics and fuel pump I
never have a problem.
         If this doesn't work tomorrow, I think I'm going to have to
farm this out to someone, as it's going to be over my head.  I've
tried everything I know to do.

Steve

At 10:23 PM 2/1/2008, you wrote:
>Steve:
>You didnt say what you were trying to accomplish or just what the problem was.
>
>The overvoltage circuit is there for a reason.  (How did you plan to
>circumvent it? )   Once we know what the goal is, there might be a
>easier way to get there.
>
>Regards, Bill Hogarty
>
>
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