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re: Outboard Engine Question for Those of You OBers Mechanically Inclined
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:51 pm to stewie
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:51 pm to stewie
You don't have an alternator. The stator assembly under the flywheel does the charging. The rectifier controls how much DC voltage is sent to the battery. Some motors have voltage regulators instead of rectifiers.
Posted on 5/5/13 at 9:34 pm to meauxjeaux2
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The stator assembly under the flywheel does the charging. The rectifier controls how much DC voltage is sent to the battery
Do you think the rectifier/regulator is the issue here?
Posted on 5/6/13 at 12:23 am to meauxjeaux2
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You don't have an alternator. The stator assembly under the flywheel does the charging. The rectifier controls how much DC voltage is sent to the battery. Some motors have voltage regulators instead of rectifiers.
Damn Meaux. I had no idea this is how boats generated power. Like I said, I'm not much of a fisherman so I just assumed most outboards had an internal alternator but this is very interesting.
I just finished a machine design class where we did a ton of experiments with different synchronous DC motors. You seem to be a pretty knowledgeable dude.
Well played!
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