Hi all<br />Firstly the engine is a 1990 60 HP Evinrude. I am experiencing some problems with overcharging but I can't narrow down just exactly what the problem is. The voltage had appeared a little high on the gauge but now I have a fried battery, tach, fishfinder ( that wasn't even on) and gas gauge. I followed the manual and checked both the rectifier and the stator. The motor doesn't appear to have a voltage regultor. Both checked out according to spec, at the time. I purchased a new battery and checked all the wiring for short or breaks or damage. No apparent problems. I installed the new battery, and the portable lake and started the motor. I then put my meter across the battery to check voltage and got what was a normal reading, about 13 volts for a short period of time and then the voltage started to climb. I shut the motor off when the voltage climbed to 16.5 volts fearing more damage. Not wanting to be without a boat for the balance of my vacation I searched in vain to find a dealer who might be able to give me some answers. No luck, even with a detailed desciption of my problem the answer was always "sorry sir you'll have to bring it in". I thought about how you can run a car without an alternator so I disconnected the stator and it has run fine since without it being connected. I just have to charge the battery every two days. I did all the checkes according to the manual 3 or four times but always came up with the same readings for the rectifier and stator. I tried reconnecting the stator with the same results climbing voltage after a short time. I don't know how high it went but it must have been pretty high to damage all of this equipment. Now that my vacation is over and i have some more time to do some fixing instead of playing I was hoping some of you out there might have another answer other than what's in the manual before I start replacing a stator at $300.00 a pop. Thanks
