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Originally Posted by Lugnut
My suggestion for somebody on a budget would be to use an automotive voltage regulator. A mid 80's caprice would have a regulator rated for more than 100 amps. PLENTY of capacity and the standalone regulators are usually sealed. They run about 20 dollars on this side of the pond.
I had a 1983 Toyota truck that had seperate sealed voltage regulator too.
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Far easier on old engines to use a combined voltage regulator/rectifier from a Honda 250/400 Superdream. They are a nice sealed unit too.
To wire it in,remove the original outboard rectifier.On the Honda item, 2 of the 3 yellow wires go to the outboard alternator. Tape up the 3rd. Green goes to earth/negative from the old rectifier, RED AND BLACK goes to the live side of the starter solenoid. Tape up any others. DO NOT attach the black to earth-on this unit GREEN is earth and the black wire is a secondary live feed.
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