Re: 1959 Starflite V-4 50 HP

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June 18, 2015 at 5:54 pm #18386
legendre
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    quote Garry in Tampa:

    Harley Davidson has a solid state regulator with the same specs. (12 volts – 10 amps )

    I don’t see why any of the modern solid-state reg. replacements wouldn’t work on this system. Just so long as it’s a 12V reg. and one side of the generator’s field coil is tied to chassis.

    The current rating isn’t an issue, you just need to have a reg. with a rating greater than or equal to the generator’s max. output. Some solid-state regs have a current limiting option, which prevents overloading the generator.. a feature not present in +most+ older, mechanical systems.