Borderline red

[steplift20]

From what I understand is the the voltage regulator keeps the voltage at a certain level thats good enough to charge the battery but not high to cook the battery
But from what Im seeing and hearing ,15.4 volts is normal I called wagners marina and talked to a mechanic and he said its good. If the voltage regulator was bad it would just go to red. I dont know. maybe I should not look at the gauge. But I like everything to work right .

[spareparts]

two types of charging systems on old style Mercs, one had a rectifier, one has a regulator. They are pretty basic, the rectifier is used on the low amp type, its basically runs wide open, it doesn't produce enough amperage to screw anything up, but makes a lot of voltage and output is directly related to rpm. The regulator type is similar, but operates in an on/off type situation, you'll see high charging rates, then no charging till the voltage gets in the 12 volt range, then high charging. So to answer your question, sounds like its operating normal. My johnrude does the same thing, it will scare you when you're offshore and look down to notice the voltage around 12 volts idling, you rev it up and it will come up.

[steplift20]

Spareparts,first good to see your back and if you say it’s normal then that’s good enough for me.