I have a 96 xcrsp 600 with a vol. regulator that glows inside.. am i about to have a melt down.. or is it supposed to do that... i never noticed it before

Supposed to.

Yup..don't think you will notice it on the newer 2 or 3 wire regulators, but on the older indys they glow.

thanks for the heads up... I was more than a little concerned..... IF i want to add power source for an gps unit would the regulator feed be the appropriate source to maintain a consistant source?
or is there a better solution

The sled lighting system is 12V AC (Alternating current). The GPS will need 12V DC.
You can purchase an Accessory Power Cell system from HPE that gives you filtered DC and a cigarette lighter socket for the GPS when you connect it into the yellow lighting coil wire. PN 114-311 $37.95 www.hiperf.com

Sleds are powered by 12v DC not AC. You've got it backwards.

only if a battery is present.

You can convert to DC power if you don't have a battery in your sled with Radio Shack stuff. Search the GPS forum here on this site, or other ATV and dirtbike forums, you'll find schematics and the recipe for doing exactly what you want, adding a 12v DC outlet in an AC system.

Not true, they are AC, when using slide rail lube pumps on our grass racers, we must install a full wave bridge(diode system) to convert the AC to DC to run the pumps. Charging systems for the electric start sleds convert the AC to DC with a rectifier.

Don

thanks for the info, i figured it wasnt a standard dc system... just wasnt sure... i will look it up in the gps area..

You can also find those dc adapters at any polaris dealer.