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Yes, that’s the kit I was looking at. And the stator is only $20, so I might order one. There are various rectifier numbers, with varying numbers of leads and some claiming to be “regulated” and some not. Sometimes there is a separate regulator, sometimes not. Is the kit intended to be used with a rectifier, a clipper, and a regulator? Hard to tell without the instruction sheet for the kit. Some sources recommend removing the clipper as doing more harm than good…. Then there is the advice to NOT use sealed batteries, which are pretty much the only type readily available these days. This kind of makes sense when the charging source is unregulated, as water will be boiled out of the battery and not readily replaced.
Well, in this case, if using the “kit”, the clipper and the regulator seem “redundant”, so I would be shocked if the instructions did not advise removing the clipper. But, keep in mind, that this kit is old, and so are the instructions. The regulator in the kit does the job of the “clipper”, which is really only a simple regulator….
And yes, would definitely use a refillable battery. There won’t be much draw on this higher output system, and the “regulator” will only cut the output in half….I would probably install a voltmeter in the dash….I would skip the ammeter because the wiring is so messy….You have to disconnect the rectifier output lead, then run a lead up to the ammeter, along with another lead coming back to the engine/battery…Messy, and problematic…