Old batteries were leaky and could sink the extra current to some degree.
These newer batteries don;t and the old charging systems cause the voltage
on the system to rise. 16v is abd for elecronics and lightbulbs, and the
battery water (acid) will "boil away" faster.


-W

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message It's
not a regulator - it's a rectifier.

What do you mean "hard" on batteries?

Later,

Tom