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DC charging system stator overproducing

steelypip

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Given the small amount of current produced, maybe go to a series regulator instead of a shunt type? It reduces heat production in both the stator and the regulator, and also doesn't mind jump-starting, which I suspect is responsible for frying lots of shunt type regulators. I'm trying to think of other 24V magneto generator applications and can't come up with anything other than the small MEP gensets. The good news is that the right sort of design could be universal - deal with 1, 2, or 3 phase stators up to, say, 15 amps.
 

Munchies

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And having it take a wide range of input voltage would be great. Thinking this could be a good add on for mep-016c/d as well then. All those are missing is a decent charging regulator and a nice little 4hn to be self sufficient, and then that would cure the inherent flaws in those sets as documented here.
 
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