"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Yo Ho is at the dealership for diagnosis and repair of a minor electrical
anomaly. This past week, while running with the battery switch on "BOTH,"
and cruising at 4000 rpm, I noticed that the voltmeter, after about an
hour, dropped to 11.6 volts.

I shut the engine off, switched onto one battery, and the voltage went up
to about 13.5 volts, then after about an hour dropped again.

All the battery connections are tight.

I'm guessing voltage regulator, but that's just a guess.

A brand new $1.00 to whoever guesses what the dealer's mechanic diagnoses
and repairs.

WNL=Within Normal Limits

Harry, what engine set up does your baot have?

that can tell a lot.

Tim

Under warranty= they will find nothing wrong.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:04:19 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Yo Ho is at the dealership for diagnosis and repair of a minor
electrical anomaly. This past week, while running with the battery
switch on "BOTH," and cruising at 4000 rpm, I noticed that the
voltmeter, after about an hour, dropped to 11.6 volts.

I shut the engine off, switched onto one battery, and the voltage went
up to about 13.5 volts, then after about an hour dropped again.

All the battery connections are tight.

I'm guessing voltage regulator, but that's just a guess.

A brand new $1.00 to whoever guesses what the dealer's mechanic
diagnoses and repairs.

Expensive.

Send me my dollar.


Free. It's still in warranty.

Try again.

I really don't think it's the VR/rectifier. But then again I deal with
automotive which is a different system then outboards.


if the symptom was irratic then yes I'd say VR. I may (and probably
am) wrong, but I just feel like it's a lousy wire connection.