Identification electrial part for old mercury

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Identification electrial part for old mercury

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Please can anyone Identify this
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Looks like it could be a rectifier to me.
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Looks like a rectifier to me, the right wiring for one although it doesn't look original to me I could be wrong though. There are a lot of pattern ones available that are perfectly good. I haven't ever seen one like this before myself. Remember what I said at Chichester though Rob, you don't need charging on your engine to keep it running - it has a magneto - so the battery is only to start the motor or power up any electrics on the boat.

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Rectifier methinks.Though I couldn't guess what from.Yamaha mariner????It looks Japanese. Two yellow for the stator/alternator.Gray for the tach/rev counter,red +,all to the power pack.Is there a part number on it? Do you know what Mercury it came off?
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Saw one of these advertised as mid 80s on Chrysler Force Mercury in the states.
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Thanks all, for your replies
cleaned it a bit more and found these No's 817411 3191
So you were all right, (10 points each) it is a 9 amp Rectifier (Now there's an idea for the magazine?)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercury-Rectifi ... 93?vxp=mtr

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Unless you are a stickler for originality and rectifier from later model Mercs will do, you just have to connect the wires to suit.
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