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Date:         Sun, 1 Nov 2009 07:32:32 -0800
Reply-To:     Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
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From:         Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
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At 10:41 PM 10/31/2009, Karl Mullendore wrote: >I must have missed something here...but why not just use the >internal adjustable regulator that Dave sells?

Two reasons: First, I'm interested in electrical systems, so I was curious to be able to measure the voltages during operation. I can probe the external regulator's connectors. The internal regulator is a bit opaque.

Second, I've been thinking about building my own smart regulator with a microcontroller, to start out at a higher voltage and then drop down to a float voltage after some time, or even sense the charge current into the batteries, like my Promariner does. The brush assembly for Dave's external regulator supports that kind of experimentation.


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