But will that sort of regulator work on a Permanent magnet (dynamo) device?
It is my limited understanding that for a dynamo the heat sink regulator is
the only way?
Not challenging you here, just seeking to be educated in the obscure
wizardry of electrons.

Michael in rainy Maine


> > SHIPCHIEF@aol.com wrote:

> > A more modern method is to put a solid-state switch in the circuit.  If
> > the generator puts too much voltage out, cut the circuit then bring it
> > back online when the regulator output drops.  The regulator switches
> > (hence the name "switching regulator") at a rate high enough that the
> > regulator appears to be stabilized around the set voltage.
> >
> > The heat sink method is good enough when the engine rpm and loads are
> > characterized well enough for the more sophisticated electronics to not
be
> > needed.