1990 Johnson Evinrude "ES" Cross V 88 thru 115, 150 thru 175, P/N 507874, Page 288Get this manual
Description of Charging System The outboard charging system consists of battery, flywheel, an alternator stator, rectifier, and on some models, rectifierregulator which provides full wave regulation of the systemThe engine 's battery can affect the charging system operationThe battery should be of heavy-duty marine construction, should be the correct capacity for the application, and should be in good condition with normal chargeThe engine's flywheel contains the permanently charged magnets which provide the energy to power the stator windingsThe magnets must be at their original design strength for full alternator outputThe alternator stator consists of many windings of wire wrapped around metal laminationsThe stator is attached to the upper crankcase headThe flywheel's magnetic lines of force cutting through the stator windings produce alternating currentThe stator or its leads could be damaged which could result in reduced or no alternator outputThe rectifier consists of series of diodes, built into metal case, which changes the stator's alternating current to the direct current used to charge the batteryOne, several, or all of the rectifier diodes might become damaged, resulting in system grounded condition, no charge conditionor an incorrect charging rate The rectifier regulator found on amp and 35 amp models performs the above functions and provides full wave regulation of the charging systemAn additional circuit, represented by the gray lead, provides tachometer signal for the OMC Quartach and 7K tachometersThe rectifier regulator equipped models are compatible with maintenance-free batteriesU