Voltage regulator

[CNT]

Installed a voltage regulator on my 2.4 merc but still get to much voltage. The gauge reads about 16 volts at WOT. Will two (2) regulators work better and how do you wire them? In series or parallel ?

[steve]

another gauge first. Then swap reg's to be sure its not bad. ;)

[CNT]

Has anyone tryed using an autombile regulator to bleed out extra voltage?

[marshan162]

Automobile regulators regulate the current in the field windings to control the main output voltage, so they are controlling a relatively low current, so are not heavy enough for controling your output.

Karl

[CNT]

that will work to bleed off some of the extra juice. I made a bridge rectifier to handle and convert the output but get way to nmany volts out. Rectifiers and not cheep so I made one with a heat sink and tiny fan to withhold the heat but get 16 to 17 volts at WOT. I run fairly long sometimes fishing and I'm afraid I'm going to cook something before long. I read a post earlier on how you can shed extra juice by charging the other two trolling motor batteries while running. I run my two trolling motor batteries in series to achieve 24 volts. Can I still charge them the same way? IF so how do I wire it and isolate them so I wont get 24 volts back to the motor and electronics?

[CNT]

or info? I'm trying to get around buying anouther voltage regulator. I have a 40 amp system and the original voltage regulator doesn't last very long before It gets cooked.

[CNT]

be hooked together to double the strength? If so do you wire them in series or parallel?

[steve]

Is this a 16A or 40A system? Large or smaller flywheel in other words? Second , did you get a good volt meter so that you KNOW you have 16v and not just a dash model? Next, how did you rig the rectifier circuit and why didn't you just buy a Rapair for $30? Thats cheaper then all the messing around. If you are running a 40A system, then you DO NOT USE a rectifier. You wire the stator to the regulators and yes they run in parallel to double the current capacity, but you can run a single to limp home . Running a single will limit you to 20A current capacity and may blow the single unit if you try to run it alone all the time. It will not output too much voltage however. Yellows are AC, reds are DC out. Grey is tach and runs off only one of the boxes. They are chassis grounded as well. Any other ?'s you can email me. Thanks