Shock mounts or well nuts are used to insulate from vibration. Any grounding requires a seperate wire. Regulators have tiny little filaments which could break if subjected to full vibration i.e. solid mounts. If your alt is good, hooked up properly, and rotating, then either your reg is no good or your batt. wont hold the charge. Full-feilding ( appyling 12 volts to feild term.)should make the max amps (rated out-put) If you do this have a high rated ammeter hooked up in line betwixt the alt. and the batt term, and minimize the time it is run that way ( just long enough to verify full amperage.
