Help me please
I have a 1976 Mercury outboard motor that if run at higher RPMs might run the battery voltage as high as 16-18 volts without regulation.
They, as many older outboards, did not come with any type of regulation beyond a big lead acid 12 volt battery inline.
I'm looking for a few components I can pick up at Radio Shack, solder up, wad up inside a chunk of heat shrink,
and with a couple of "pigtails" connect between 12v and ground (neg)
to clamp, or shunt everything above say 15volts through a load like a ceramic resistor or something like that.
These high voltages can't be good on some of the onboard electronic devices.
I can usually turn on the bow and running lights and bring it down some, but I hate running around with those on, and leaving them on when I stop by accident.
I have a 1976 Mercury outboard motor that if run at higher RPMs might run the battery voltage as high as 16-18 volts without regulation.
They, as many older outboards, did not come with any type of regulation beyond a big lead acid 12 volt battery inline.
I'm looking for a few components I can pick up at Radio Shack, solder up, wad up inside a chunk of heat shrink,
and with a couple of "pigtails" connect between 12v and ground (neg)
to clamp, or shunt everything above say 15volts through a load like a ceramic resistor or something like that.
These high voltages can't be good on some of the onboard electronic devices.
I can usually turn on the bow and running lights and bring it down some, but I hate running around with those on, and leaving them on when I stop by accident.