Have been doing additional research and expect to buy a Tech manual that goes into detail about electrical systems this weekend. Not to belabor the point about the rectifier/regulator but the output of the generation system, stator, is AC and is converted to approximately 14 volts DC by the rectifier. The regulator controls how much current is supplied. The amperage output of the stator is important but the rectifier/regulator's output specs are the limiting factor. I suspect that when the stator capacity was increased for the 1700 that the rectifier/regulator capacity was increased as well.

Secondly I have read in several technical articles that the battery supplies additional current as needed when the rectifier output isn't suffucient. Nowhere have I found any indication of how much "help" or capacity is available but the 30 amp fuse in the main line makes me think it could be as much as 360 watts. If so the earlier comment about the Griswolds may be applicable. Don't hook up your hair dryer but you can probably hang your favorite beer sign on the back as auxiliary lighting. Course then you'd need an inverter to go back to AC. There also would be the problem of having drunks follow you home.