CarMech1969
Regular Contributor
Hello again folks,
When running, the stator puts out about 20 volts AC at idle, and rises rapidly with throttle increase.
Is this an acceptable voltage output?
The motor runs great, but doesn't charge the battery.
The original regulator was shorted (the battery voltage was being pulled down and the wiring was getting hot).
I bypassed the faulty regulator, and just ran off the battery. Been running it that way for a while now.
Today, I put another regulator/rectifier assembly on it off a 1981 90 HP motor to see if it would work - and the same thing happens. No battery charge.
Tach works great directly off the stator wire (I had it wired that way a couple of years to make the boat usable), but I would like to be able to charge the battery from the stator, as opposed to using a battery charger when it's out of the water.
Do you guys think the other regulator I just tried is also faulty? Sure seems that way at this point.
Thanks for any feedback.
Regards,
CarMech1969
When running, the stator puts out about 20 volts AC at idle, and rises rapidly with throttle increase.
Is this an acceptable voltage output?
The motor runs great, but doesn't charge the battery.
The original regulator was shorted (the battery voltage was being pulled down and the wiring was getting hot).
I bypassed the faulty regulator, and just ran off the battery. Been running it that way for a while now.
Today, I put another regulator/rectifier assembly on it off a 1981 90 HP motor to see if it would work - and the same thing happens. No battery charge.
Tach works great directly off the stator wire (I had it wired that way a couple of years to make the boat usable), but I would like to be able to charge the battery from the stator, as opposed to using a battery charger when it's out of the water.
Do you guys think the other regulator I just tried is also faulty? Sure seems that way at this point.
Thanks for any feedback.
Regards,
CarMech1969
