What is this component?

[islandia-duane]

Hi, today while changing plugs I noticed this part with an unconnected wire. There are 2 of them on the starboard side the lower unit has the same wire connected.

What is it?
Can I just jump a new wire to the lower unit?

 

[Lumps]

I can't remember the name but they regulate the current going to charge your battery. I have a bunch of orphaned connectors in the same neighborhood but mine has that wire connected. not sure if yours is supposed to be the same.

edit: oops I just looked at my picture again. looks like mine is not attached either. it has some sort of rubber plug in it so it looks like its not an accident

 

[islandia-duane]

Ok, good, thanks!

 

[Dr Honda]

Those are both voltage regulators. The 240 has a split system. (2x20A outputs) It's great if you have 2 batteries.

Anyway... we get a tach signal from the stator... and that wire feeds the tach. But, since you only have one tach, you only need one hooked up. (like on the bottom regulator)

 

[islandia-duane]

Thanks as always.

 

[Almighte1]

Tony is 100% correct... and if one of hose regulators fries, it looks like this...

 

[islandia-duane]

WTF! I can smell that from here!

 

[squad1]

WTF! I can smell that from here!

I just read this thread and started smelling something, then I realized my wife just blew out a candle. Thought my brain was effing with me..