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From: Bob Myers on 26 May 2010 11:33 On 5/26/2010 9:09 AM, S'mee wrote: > On May 26, 7:24 am, "TOG(a)Toil"<totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > >> Looks like the reg/rec, but I can't understand why the battery >> should run down if the thing is *over* charging. Anyway, it's under >> warranty. >> > I'm sure you are correct and though I am not an electrical engineer, > much less an expert...stuff happens with electircal systems. > You've got that right, and I say that with some teeny bit of authority since I ARE an electrical engineer....;-) Looks like this problem has already been correctly run down to the rec/reg, and fixed, but I just wanted to add that the charging *voltage* is not a complete indicator of the state of the charging system. What's required is that the charging system be delivering sufficient charge CURRENT (amps) to the battery (sufficient, but not more than a certain amount) and at the correct voltage. A high charge voltage by itself does not indicate anything about the charge current that you can absolutely rely on. In fact, if anything a charge voltage over the specified number is generally indicative of a problem, as was found here. At the very least, it shows that the "regulator" function of the "rectifier/regulator" isn't up to snuff. (Or possibly, depending on the nature of the regulator, that insufficient current is being drawn so as to enable the voltage regulation to properly happen.) Bob M.
From: S'mee on 26 May 2010 11:59 On May 26, 9:33 am, Bob Myers <nospample...(a)address.invalid> wrote: > On 5/26/2010 9:09 AM, S'mee wrote: > > > On May 26, 7:24 am, "TOG(a)Toil"<totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > >> Looks like the reg/rec, but I can't understand why the battery > >> should run down if the thing is *over* charging. Anyway, it's under > >> warranty. > > > I'm sure you are correct and though I am not an electrical engineer, > > much less an expert...stuff happens with electircal systems. > > You've got that right, and I say that with some teeny bit of authority > since I ARE an electrical engineer....;-) > Oh really? I might have a little project but only the skills for the physical part. OR you could do that kind caring thing and try to convice me that I don't need to convert a 6v motorcycle to 12v (so I can FINALLY put a light on the damned thing!) grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....I can find or fab just about everything except for a damned 6v light!
From: TOG on 26 May 2010 12:20 On 26 May, 16:59, "S'mee" <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On May 26, 9:33 am, Bob Myers <nospample...(a)address.invalid> wrote: > > > On 5/26/2010 9:09 AM, S'mee wrote: > > > > On May 26, 7:24 am, "TOG(a)Toil"<totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > >> Looks like the reg/rec, but I can't understand why the battery > > >> should run down if the thing is *over* charging. Anyway, it's under > > >> warranty. > > > > I'm sure you are correct and though I am not an electrical engineer, > > > much less an expert...stuff happens with electircal systems. > > > You've got that right, and I say that with some teeny bit of authority > > since I ARE an electrical engineer....;-) > > Oh really? I might have a little project but only the skills for the > physical part. OR you could do that kind caring thing and try to > convice me that I don't need to convert a 6v motorcycle to 12v (so I > can FINALLY put a light on the damned thing!) > grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....I can find or fab just > about everything except for a damned 6v light! I thought T500s were 12v anyway? I've got a couple of 6v headlights in my garage. Want one?
From: Twibil on 26 May 2010 13:52 On May 26, 6:24 am, "TOG(a)Toil" <totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > Waiting to hear what went wrong with my Street Triple, whose lights > started dimming the other night, and which then conked out with a near- > dead battery. Easy! You're being haunted by the shade of Joseph Lucas.
From: S'mee on 26 May 2010 14:31
On May 26, 10:20 am, "TOG(a)Toil" <totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > On 26 May, 16:59, "S'mee" <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On May 26, 9:33 am, Bob Myers <nospample...(a)address.invalid> wrote: > > > > On 5/26/2010 9:09 AM, S'mee wrote: > > > > > On May 26, 7:24 am, "TOG(a)Toil"<totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > > >> Looks like the reg/rec, but I can't understand why the battery > > > >> should run down if the thing is *over* charging. Anyway, it's under > > > >> warranty. > > > > > I'm sure you are correct and though I am not an electrical engineer, > > > > much less an expert...stuff happens with electircal systems. > > > > You've got that right, and I say that with some teeny bit of authority > > > since I ARE an electrical engineer....;-) > > > Oh really? I might have a little project but only the skills for the > > physical part. OR you could do that kind caring thing and try to > > convice me that I don't need to convert a 6v motorcycle to 12v (so I > > can FINALLY put a light on the damned thing!) > > grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....I can find or fab just > > about everything except for a damned 6v light! > > I thought T500s were 12v anyway? I've got a couple of 6v headlights in > my garage. Want one? Yep the 500 is... But I've 2 year only late 70's enduro that IS 6v and I've yet to find another sealed beam bulb... I'll give you a pair of hints 1) DR 2) the third year is was bumped to a 400cc model. I wouldn't worry much, eventually it'll be sorted. I may work on motorcycles at the pace of errosion...but it does get done. |