Alternator .Controller Recommendatons Please

[rusty69]

We got the Sterling. Its ok, just one more thing to go wrong. 

[roland elsdon]

The advec takes over from the standard regulator only for circa four cycles. In between it drops back to the standard regulator to reduce the risk of overheating the alternator.

i have had 2 one on an hb3 and one on an ha2.  Its a small unit, which battery senses, which is useful if your wiring is a bit  vintage. For 127 alternators you can get regulators ready modified with the lead off the brushes from ebay. This makes them plug and play. If the warranty is through you can also get in them and wind the volts up.

we had one go bangwhen the alternator failed. It was fixed and returned for  about  20. If you want flashing leds and gauges they are useless. I didnt go stirling because of the look and size of their units in an old engine room.

[Tony Brooks]

9 hours ago, roland elsdon said:

The advec takes over from the standard regulator only for circa four cycles. In between it drops back to the standard regulator to reduce the risk of overheating the alternator.

i have had 2 one on an hb3 and one on an ha2.  Its a small unit, which battery senses, which is useful if your wiring is a bit  vintage. For 127 alternators you can get regulators ready modified with the lead off the brushes from ebay. This makes them plug and play. If the warranty is through you can also get in them and wind the volts up.

we had one go bangwhen the alternator failed. It was fixed and returned for  about  20. If you want flashing leds and gauges they are useless. I didnt go stirling because of the look and size of their units in an old engine room.

Just ensure if you do buy in a modified regulator it is set to around 14.2 volts, not the 14V the one I bought was set to.

[Boater Sam]

5 hours ago, Tony Brooks said:

Just ensure if you do buy in a modified regulator it is set to around 14.2 volts, not the 14V the one I bought was set to.

Good point Tony. I would love to know how these A127 regulators are adjusted. I know they are potted. Is it possible to readjust the setting?

[roland elsdon]

Most of them appear to be made by cargo, they are pretty potted not adjustable. The max voltage is stamped on them. I have several ranging between 14.0and 14.4 volts.