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Re: 1978 CB550 Electricals
« Reply #30 on: March 28, 2019, 08:34:41 AM »
Yes with a volt drop to reg it will charge till a higher battery voltage is reached but if your new battery cannot handle a 15v charging circuit im sorry but it is not the correct spec for a road vehicle.

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Re: 1978 CB550 Electricals
« Reply #31 on: March 28, 2019, 10:40:36 AM »
Lobo....They have internal circuitry to tolerate ‘agricultural’ charging (!).  If this is a fact then Arron should have no worries. Power tool batteries have boards in them so no reason for bike batteries not to have them to control charging.

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Re: 1978 CB550 Electricals
« Reply #32 on: March 28, 2019, 11:35:55 AM »
... yep, assuming aaron is using a bonafide m/c lithium battery, and not (eg) a 4S RC pack.
Aaron? 😂

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Re: 1978 CB550 Electricals
« Reply #33 on: March 28, 2019, 06:27:52 PM »
If using a rc battery or other non vehicle intended  battery then bcs boards to manage the battery charging are easy to buy and fit. I got fed up with the fact cordless power tool batteries keep changing pattern of the battery pack for little other reason than to make buying a new drill a more economical prospect than just replacing the battery when it starts to fail so found out the basics of rebuilding the old batteries and repairing them. Pretty simple things to work on once you decide to go for it, just dont short out a li-ion battery or get it over 60°c as apparently they can burn rather determinedly and are near impossible to extinguish once they go up.
Got a 500/4 with rust and a sidecar and loadsa bits. nice and original and been round the clock

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Re: 1978 CB550 Electricals
« Reply #34 on: March 28, 2019, 10:55:12 PM »
aaron- not sure of your battery set up, but Matthew raises a good point - ie the safety of Li type batteries. Unless you know what you are doing wrt handling / charging ‘em, take real care, they are nothing akin to old fashioned Lead acid etc.
I’m ex airline, and every bloody year we’d have 2 days SEP (safety & emerg procedures) where the problems of Lithium batteries on board would be covered... each year it seemed the rules would change / tighten up.  Many videos of them spontaneously combusting (laptops / phones etc)  - once thermal runaway starts they’re VERY hard to extinguish... basically cooling the core is the only way possible.
And one for you Matthew... cheap (Chinese phone) chargers - a real concern!
Sorry - may be totally out of order here, just do take care.

 

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