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Originally Posted by Jazzmonger
It's literally a bolt-on replacement for standard Ford cutouts. No other mods necessary...
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Okay, just out of interest and keep in mind that i am not an electronics engineer...
As i understand it, you have two ways to regulate the voltage if you are not regulating the field strength.
- 'burn off' the surplus electrical energy, as done in voltage regulators like a LM7805 or similar. You need a heatsink for this and as you may have to get rid off 60 or more watts, i don't think this the best way...
- switch the current coming from the generator on-off at a high frequency, (like PWM-controlled) and with this you can regulate the outgoing voltage. To get rid of the 'ripple' in the output current, you put in a condenser. (plus the battery, which is working as a huge condenser)
I am just curious and trying to understand things...