Re: Has anyone tried one of these regulators?

[nj-boatbuilder57]

quote crosbyman:

I am no expert on regulators but it seems the Internet is full of these animals for a multitude of applications inputs and outputs and prices

https://www.amazon.com/Rectifier-Regula … HJWNSWKEP2

With some marine parts priced it seems at whatever the buyer can bear (bare), some parts applicable to a bigger buyer market (vs outboards) do seem to come at a much cheaper price and could probably do an excellent job replacing extravagantly priced ” marine” components ex: Radio shack full wave 25A rectifiers can do a good job converting AC to DC

jmho

I COMPLETELY agree about things being cheaper when the words "Marine" and "Boat" are removed…..

That said, the link you provided (and similar such items) are called "regulators", but they’re really only rectifiers (diodes) and they’re meant for alternators, not generators. That’s why I was excited to find the MOSFET device; it’s a ‘real’ regulator for DC generators…..albeit at a much higher price.