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Fitting Hondaman unit.

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JezzaPeach:
Each to their own, it generates some great innovation on the forum.

deltarider:
Below a pic that demonstrates the difference in size between the new box (112x61x31mm) and the previous one (100x50x25mm) which from now will continue its life on a Yamaha XS650. Both boxes are from the Hammond 1590B series. I was surprised how much room there is behind the RH side panel. Even with the bigger box installed, there's still room for contrabande.  ;). Also in the pic the blue 400V capacitor which was the maximum size I could squeeze in the smaller box and the somewhat bigger green 630VDC one. I don't expect a difference in performance.
Actually the wires exiting the box are longer than needed, as the original male and female connectors in the OEM harnass are so nearby. Bottom right in the pic the OEM wires coming from the breakerpoints.
With this set up, my breakerpoints have lived 60.000 km. I don't know about aftermarket breakerpoints, but the TEC ones are very, very good quality. Maintenance is zero, as long as the little felt is lubed.
First ride in spring, it's my habit, to mount the by me much hated tankbag, to accomodate a dwellmeter. As long as dwell reads the same as last time and remains constant up into red zone, all is well and no readjustment let alone replacement is needed.

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