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Total Loss Ignition for Racing
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Anyone know how to estimate the draw on the battery from such a system so that I can size out a battery?
Also, I'm assuming some sort of voltage regulator would still be necessary/desirable?
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DoubleDub wrote: I have some info on converting to a total loss ignition for racing, but I'm wondering if someone can help me figure out how to calculate a good battery size to use in the system. This will be on a Kz650 with a Dyna-S ignition. For now I think I will be using the standard coils. No lights, sensors, starter, etc. It will be for road racing and will likely never run much more than 20-30 minutes at a time (no endurance races). Battery will be charged by external charger between races - no stator/rectifier.
Anyone know how to estimate the draw on the battery from such a system so that I can size out a battery?
Also, I'm assuming some sort of voltage regulator would still be necessary/desirable?
Am thinking that a voltage regulator serves no useful purpose on a total loss system.
And that a good stock size fully charged battery would be okay for a thirty minute road race.
But I don't know how much smaller than stock a battery could be and continue providing full performance throughout a thirty minute road race.
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I found someone on the XS650 sites saying that their coils use about 2 amps. Anyone know what the coils on the Kz's use?
Their math was similar to the following:
12v 4Ah battery, losing 2 amp drain from coils goes flat in approx 2 hours. Spark won't be made around 9v (or 75% of peak voltage) so 25% of 2 hours is about 30 minutes of usable runtime.
I'm not sure this math is accurate, or even if it is whether or not 2 amps is a good estimate for the Kz stock coils - I'm looking for input here. Also interested if anyone knows the draw of the green Dyna coils.
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kzrider.com/forum/4-electrical/361165-he...t=20&start=20#367829
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At racing speeds, the Dyna-S may not consume enough additional power to warrant significant consideration.
Here are some informative links on the subject:
xs650temp.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=...on=print&thread=7861
bsac10c11c12.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3031.0
loudhvx wrote: The Dyna III and Dyna S are not recommended for use with the stock electronic ignition coils. They require 3 ohms or higher, according to Dyna. (Although, some have used them with 2.5 ohm coils.)
The other problem with the Dyna III or Dyna S is that they both use about 3 times as much power, (wasted as heat at lower RPMs), as the stock electronic ignition. This is not good if you are going total-loss.
If you plan on keeping the Dyna III, you'll probably want to get the charging system working well.
Loudhvx's above quote is included in the thread accessed by the following link:
kzrider.com/forum/4-electrical/251955-to...loss-ignition-set-up
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Thanks, Patton!
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As known, the difficulty lies in ascertaining the correct numbers to plug-in.
Not to mention the other variables such as battery condition, track conditions, etc.
Anyhow, here they are:
www.gizmology.net/batteries.htm
easycalculation.com/physics/classical-physics/battery-life.php
www.csgnetwork.com/batterylifecalc.html
batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/calc..._the_battery_runtime
Am also recollecting additional more specific info having been provided in other threads by loudhvx with regard to actual current draw comparisons among the different ignitions at various rpms.
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Looks like RonKz650 did the ammeter testing.
It looks to me from this info like the Dyna-S and 3-ohm coils suck about 4.2a without sparking.
As I understand things (not very well), once Ron started his bike the information for my purposes becomes somewhat meaningless as I won't have a stator supplying juice.
I'd need to run the tests myself without the charging system connected.
I think I'll have to do this just to make sure I don't run dry mid-race.
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