Calling all you electrical aces!
I took the boat 60 nm north to have a hard top dodger installed.
When I left the home dock, the charging rate was 13.6 and doing well.
Several hours into the trip I noticed the charging rate was down and
dropping at 12.3. Ammeter showing zilch. Turned off all electrical with
no help and continued on in. Drove up a few days later to work on the
problem, but when I started the engine, all was normal. Good current and
voltage.
Picked up the boat a week later and same thing occurred. Worked good
for first few hours and gradually fell off.
This alternator uses a separate regulator. So it appears either the
alternator or the regulator is going south when it warms up.
So which is it or could it be something different?
Thanks
G