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550F charge issue?
Laverdaroo:
Bloody hell Phil, you been talking to Ash :D
Has all this elastic trickery been part of your career? I had to google some of that! :o
Sesman:
I think it’s probably more about testing input and output rather than board level components. But I agree Ted, for the majority of automotive applications the opportunity for adjustment is definitely limited if non existent. They work or they don’t. There are those on the forum who know a damn site more than me about RC, X/R, ripple and the like and it’s effects on components.
Sesman:
It’s not entirely correct what I’ve written Roo, as the bridge rectifier output is DC with AC ripple. So there will be a small reactive component to consider, but the coil characteristic presents in the majority as resistive, so in the majority is affected by temperature. But to what degree and how much the charge start/ stop is somewhat academic. To be honest I’d be surprised it has much effect in practice. Ash and others are far better versed on this kind of thing.
I spent 4 years at Leeds Uni learning how little I knew.
Bristolbadger:
So after a little more investigative work at the w/end I've discovered my alternator meter readings seem ok but my reg/rec has indeed given up the ghost.
I've taken the plunge and ordered an Electrex one, hopefully more robust than my old one.
Also one of my stator coil yellow wires was a bit corroded and blackened. Is this common and maybe indicative of shorter problem...?
I can't remember putting new bullets on when I wired up the bike a few years ago and probably should have, so I'd like to renew the connection wires from the stator & field with new wire and bullets.
Is 10amp auto wire ok for this?
Laverdaroo:
Nick Ive buckets of the right barrel connectors for that set up if you havent got any and before you reach foir the nasty blue ended lumpy things ;)
Giz a bell when you're in, fed and watered and we can have a yap, need to run some bits passed you, when 20 questions, yer know. Re yer chopper.................yer 750 that is ::)
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