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Yoshi823:
Hi all. Been away for a while so have only just read this post.

For stator rewinding these people are really good... http://www.westcountrywindings.co.uk/

I had a problem with the standard voltage regulator on my 750F2 where I needed some extra oomph to keep the CB900FZ spec battery fully charged. There's a mechanical adjustment on the OEM item where you can adjust the voltage put across the battery. Mine was set at 12.2v for some reason, so I adjusted it so that it gave 13v. This didn't boil the battery, but allowed the power hungry Boyer-Bransden system & the high output Andrews coils to be fed correctly without draining the battery. I was also running some big headlights...well some small ones physically, but with two 60/55 H4 bulbs up front being fed via relays from the battery, things could quickly have been run at a loss too easily.

Also, check to make sure that the mechanical points are clean & smooth. Dirty/pitted points will affect the settings of the regulator.

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