Who would like to beta test one of my new voltage regulators?
Minor setback: I bought a tube of something advertised as silicone potting compound for the first batch...
... turned out to be more of a silicone sealant, and not appropriate for use as a normal potting compound. I don't trust the first batch to keep out water at all, and it may even trap water.
For my Dart, this will not be a problem - the car uses a trunk mounted voltage regulator to match the temperature of a trunk mounted battery. But for a unit under the hood, this is likely to be an issue. If anyone reallt wants to try one of these regulators, I can send one at no charge and with no guarantees. There is one more available with the Amphenol AT connector and three with spade terminals. But I'd recommend waiting for the preproduction prototypes; I'm going to be working on redesigning these based on what I've learned from testing them on my alternator so far.
Meanwhile, I have made some progress on figuring out the connector pins needed. So the plan is to offer the production run with stock type and Amphenol connectors, unless there's real interest in a spade terminal type option as well.
Minor setback: I bought a tube of something advertised as silicone potting compound for the first batch...
... turned out to be more of a silicone sealant, and not appropriate for use as a normal potting compound. I don't trust the first batch to keep out water at all, and it may even trap water.
For my Dart, this will not be a problem - the car uses a trunk mounted voltage regulator to match the temperature of a trunk mounted battery. But for a unit under the hood, this is likely to be an issue. If anyone reallt wants to try one of these regulators, I can send one at no charge and with no guarantees. There is one more available with the Amphenol AT connector and three with spade terminals. But I'd recommend waiting for the preproduction prototypes; I'm going to be working on redesigning these based on what I've learned from testing them on my alternator so far.
Meanwhile, I have made some progress on figuring out the connector pins needed. So the plan is to offer the production run with stock type and Amphenol connectors, unless there's real interest in a spade terminal type option as well.
