Clams Canino wrote:
It's not the batteries that are at risk - it's the fishfinder/GPS
electronic thingies.

-W

Naaa clams they're fine at that low power. A notional 12 volts
"designed" to be connected to charging systems is well protected from
that low over voltage. The actual electronics themselves don't run at
anything like 12 volts, mostly a well controlled & stable 5

K


"K. Smith" wrote in message
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Grumpy wrote:

Hi Guys

I have the above old motor. Works well. I have sounders etc on the boat

and

my concern is that the motor does not have any regulation from it's

charge

circuit. I have seen it fluctuate to 16V at times.

I can filter out the line noise but need some ideas that I can use to

get my

instrument panel to 12-13V .

Any ideas please

Many thanks
Alan



As Clams suggests, but equally don't be too concerned; those systems
never really put out much power (volts & amps together) so your
batteries etc are unlikely to be damaged. As soon as you put any sort of
load on it the excess voltage will go away.

You know this brings to mind Krause's endless stories about "buying"
boat electronics online for his 36ft lobster boat:-) & other fantasy
boats:-) Of course anyone can do web searches, even lying non boaters:-)


K