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Finally got a little knob for the rheostat that controls how many amps our engine's alternator gets to pump into our batteries :>. For now, I put little stickers so we know what the minimum(off, no charge) and max points are.

Eventually, we'll put markings on the wood to indicate the charging strength for each 'position'.

100r.co/site/regulator.html

#theBoatyard

a little knob for a rheostat with stickers on it, indicating the on and off state.
4 Apr 2023 at 17:51 | Open on merveilles.town
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$nyx: paw-socks sysadmin

@rek "battery starting to cook" uh oh :blabcat:​

4 Apr 2023 at 17:58 | Open on octodon.social
R E K

@Scarlet yea, we knew not to do that and still did it XD... not gonna happen again :blobpats:

4 Apr 2023 at 18:18 | Open on merveilles.town
math blasterson

@rek This seems kind of silly given the risk it introduces.

What does a $600 marine regulator do that a $20 automotive one does not? Given the size of the engine you could probably use one from a garden tractor.

5 Apr 2023 at 4:44 | Open on mastodon.social
R E K

@humulus
You're not wrong, we could probably use a non-marine regulator, wouldn't be much different than what we could do by hand right now tho. Few would want to make charge adjustments themselves, but also we dont rely entierly on our alternator to charge our batteries (solar does that). If we'd have to do it often, I'd reconsider this choice.

But yes, there is some risk. Gatta pay close attention.

Seems like marine regulator designs are more complex, accurate and adjustable.

@humulus
You're not wrong, we could probably use a non-marine regulator, wouldn't be much different than what we could do by hand right now tho. Few would want to make charge adjustments themselves, but also we dont rely entierly on our alternator to charge our batteries (solar does that). If we'd have to do it often, I'd reconsider this choice.

5 Apr 2023 at 18:31 | Open on merveilles.town
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