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·I just flipped my regulator over for better air flow and cooling, and ran a test on temp. Using a infa-red thermometer and a 30 minute ride with outside temp about 90 degrees the warmest spot on the regulator was 167 degrees. After the flip and the same ride, 124 degrees.
I admit I was too cheap to order the part from TPO, and used their pic for guidance. I used a piece of .095 aluminum. The aluminum also seems to act as a heat sink, much better than the insulating plastic it was mounted on before.
Considering the price of the regulator, the possibility of overcharging the battery, and the history of failure,.. seems like a no-brainer.
The forty bucks from TPO is a bargin. I proabably had five or six hours of time+material+a trip for fastners in my homemade part.
I admit I was too cheap to order the part from TPO, and used their pic for guidance. I used a piece of .095 aluminum. The aluminum also seems to act as a heat sink, much better than the insulating plastic it was mounted on before.
Considering the price of the regulator, the possibility of overcharging the battery, and the history of failure,.. seems like a no-brainer.
The forty bucks from TPO is a bargin. I proabably had five or six hours of time+material+a trip for fastners in my homemade part.