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Date Posted: - Tuesday - 12/15/09 - 10:51am
Author: Steve M32 SEAN O'Sea
Subject: Alternator regulators
In reply to: Randall 's message, "alternator and hardwire" on - Tuesday - 12/15/09 - 1:44am

I went with an older style Delco with an external regulator so that I could hook up one of the newer multi-stage marine regulators to it. My understanding is that can't be done with one of the newer internally regulated alternators. If you want a mind-numbing treatise on the subject muddle your way through Calders' "Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual" If you only have one battery bank and do not stay on the hook for more than two days or so you may not need a fancy setup and could go with an internally regulated model. I wanted two banks (starting and house) and the ability to keep the batteries topped off (see Calder). This is a subject with more opinions than there are boaters and it is changing all the time so take everything said with a big grain of salt and do your own research.

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