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bob.verwey(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 2:36 am Post subject: 'Homebuilt' voltage regulator as battery charging controller

Speaking of regulators..sorry for the thread hijack Charlie...

Is there a way to use an old school Ford style regulator as a battery charging device / controller id you have 16v DC input from a transformer, say?

On Fri, 21 Oct 2022 at 01:52, Charlie England <ceengland7(at)gmail.com (ceengland7(at)gmail.com)> wrote:



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 On 10/20/2022 4:16 PM, Charlie England wrote:

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 > <ceengland7(at)gmail.com (ceengland7(at)gmail.com)>

 >

 > Just saw this article about the L9918 alternator regulator from ST 

 > Microelectronics. I'm curious about whether it might be viable as a 

 > replacement for the unprotected regulators still found in some of the 

 > older 'one wire' alternators many of us still use, or perhaps, even 

 > for an externally regulated alternator.

 >

 > It has a lot of sophisticated features we'd likely never use, but a 

 > quick stroll through the data sheet (link in the article) makes it 

 > sound as if it will function just fine in standalone mode. Five 

 > terminal device, but the 5th terminal is basically a 'comm' terminal, 

 > which the data sheet implies can be lost and the regulator will still 

 > function properly. It does have OV & UV protection built in. At a 

 > onesies cost of <$10, it certainly looks tempting to try.

 >

 > Charlie

 >

 Well shucks. For some reason, the link didn't 'take'. Here's the full link:

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