Have a Briggs engine on a riding mower which seems to destroy a battery every year or two. The last one died within the 6 month warranty. In looking into the charging system my older rider had a regulator and this one only has a diode to convert the output to DC. Really poor design IMHO as an electrical engineer. The voltage after running for a while is around 16V. I considered getting the alternator stator (winding assembly) and regulator for a more conventional regulated system - either buying the parts or a blown engine for the parts. But now I see some about a regulator that looks to just plug in. Would be nice to have the higher output of the other systems but regulation is really all I need and would be a lot less work to install the regulator, especially no connector modifications are needed. But I haven't found much on it. The Briggs repower guide talks about the different charging setups but no mention of that regulator.
It's on a 2018 Husqvarna riding mower.
Engine numbers:
Model 44R677
Type 0004G1
Code 180821YG
Found this thread but for some reason I don't have access to the google drive links - maybe out of date?
https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/threads/too-high-battery-charging-voltage.65980/
It's on a 2018 Husqvarna riding mower.
Engine numbers:
Model 44R677
Type 0004G1
Code 180821YG
Found this thread but for some reason I don't have access to the google drive links - maybe out of date?
https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/threads/too-high-battery-charging-voltage.65980/
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