generator

[Tom Wesenberg]

John Regan makes a regulator that looks like a cutout and you use the third brush to set the maximum output. I make an electronic voltage regulator that fits in place of the adjustable brush, and uses the stock cutout on top of the generator.

The cutout is simply an off/on switch that turns off when the generator output falls below battery voltage. This keeps the battery from feeding back into the generator and killing the battery or burning up the generator, or both.