so the battery has not been charging while the motor is cranked and I think I discovered why today…is this the voltage converter in a Mercury 60?
notice the char on the left side…
and char on the oil filter…
don’t know what caused it to go, but it did a number on the inside of the cowling and foam as well…
how easy a fix is this?
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that burnt up wiring is normal no need to replace…
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It’s your left handed idle smoke stretcher, please tell me leroy wasn’t involved in this!! 
Mercurypartsexpress.com has schematics and parts diagrams of all thier motors, just type in serial number and it will bring your exact motor up.
Russ B.
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that is the rectifier regulator
if the wire is still good, and just teh outside scorched, not a big deal, leave it
we stock them
CDI replacement part $149
mercury part must order $169 plus shipping
thanks Chris, would that cause the motor not to charge the battery when cranked?
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yes
also know that the stator will probably fail very soon
does your tach still work?
the tach works but it does sometimes read waaaaaaay off…so what you are saying is I should have someone look at it huh? :))
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Now that is funny.