Description
Product
MANDO ALTERNATOR M/C – 18-5965 provides continuous charging for the battery in your boat. It makes it easier for the battery to power every part of the watercraft. Through the battery, the marine alternator also powers other crucial components. Driven by a serpentine belt that goes from the engine’s crankshaft to the alternator. The rotor spins rapidly inside the stator thanks to the mechanical energy produced by the belt action. The magnets surrounding the rotor configured to produce a magnetic field as it passes over the copper wiring in the stator. Key Features:
- It produces electricity to recharge the battery.
- Through electromagnetic energy created by the stator-rotor connection, it produces AC power.
- It is a replacement for the following Mercruiser models: 98555A1, 12449A1, 12449A2, 92497A3, 817119A1, and 60065.
Specifications:
- Brand: Sea Star Solutions
- SKU: 18-5965
- UPC: 030999775870
- Weight: 12.91 LBS
- Amp Rating: 65
- Fit type: Universal Fit
- Alternate Products SKU: “60065”, “805884T”, “18-5965”
- Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 118-5965
- This product replaces: 60065, 47-5965, 18-5952, 30999775870, 3099977587, 9-19103
Amp Rating: 65
This product replaces:
- 60065, 47-5965, 18-5952, 30999775870, 3099977587, 9-19103



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