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Can't wait till it gets here
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Now I'm really excited for the pipe to arrive, I didn't know it would sound that d
Badazz! I need to get moving on this build. If it was Valentines day I would be in the garage all day today.
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kaw-a-holic wrote: Got my new Mosfet Regulator/Rectifier today. Once I get it mounted I can start my wiring harness rebuild!
Wanna explain to me how this works? I'm currently getting my a$$ kicked on this R\R issue.
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You won't use your stock Regulator any more this one has it built in. I have replace all of my lights with LED and the old units are not designed to get rid of that much additional voltage. I also want to use a lithium battery and they are supposed to work better with an up to date R/R. Jack States in the paper work that if you fry one due to an incorrect hook up he will replace it @ cost. I think that is more than fair.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a balanced charging system?
A balanced charging system is when the manufacturer designs lets say 25 amp charging system and the bike uses 20 to 22 amps of it to run the bike and charge the battery. The R/R only needs to get rid of 3 or so amps, so it is happy. Now if you take that same bike and run led taillights and marker lights and maybe some led headlights now your making the R/R get rid of lets say 10 amps, now its working hard and getting hot. Although it seems like your doing your bike a favor by thinking it's going to charge your battery better your actually slowly killing your R/R. Not to mention if you unplug your headlights for track days.
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kaw-a-holic wrote: Check out the Roadstercycle home page.
Frequently asked questions
What is a balanced charging system?
A balanced charging system is when the manufacturer designs lets say 25 amp charging system and the bike uses 20 to 22 amps of it to run the bike and charge the battery. The R/R only needs to get rid of 3 or so amps, so it is happy. Now if you take that same bike and run led taillights and marker lights and maybe some led headlights now your making the R/R get rid of lets say 10 amps, now its working hard and getting hot. Although it seems like your doing your bike a favor by thinking it's going to charge your battery better your actually slowly killing your R/R. Not to mention if you unplug your headlights for track days.
Appreciate your quick replies, think I'm gonna go order one of these now. I will be running all LED light and a lithium ion battery as well. I had heard some skepticism about using our old R\R with lithium ion batteries, so I guess it will put my mind at rest
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He shipped fast, has a great kit. I ordered the maxi fused option but on further thought would probably go with the auto resetting breaker.
Drop him a line or make a phone call if you are on the fence about it. Sounded like the right way to go to me. Someone else recommended it under a Rectifier/Regulator thread so guys are using them on our bikes with success.
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