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Old 12-28-2018, 09:49 AM   #11
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Default Re: Fun Projects Regulator - To Fuse Or Not To Fuse-The Great Debate

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Originally Posted by BRENT in 10-uh-C View Post
I believe you already know this, but the diode is only a gate that allows the current to flow one way. The generator will still produce electricity whether the fuse has continuity or not, --the issue is if the current has no where to go, the generator will self destruct.
But this is not an issue with the FP regulator only, right? Isn't it true that even if you have a standard Ford cutout that if the fuse blows while the engine is running fast enough for the generator to be charging that once the connection to the battery is lost there is no regulation of the generator voltage, and the generator likely self-destruct?
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