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Author Topic: No start up  (Read 2795 times)

Offline BooG

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Re: No start up
« Reply #15 on: July 17, 2008, 09:49:55 AM »
Good call on the solar panel. Might look up the thread and explore that one.
Latest test results show up ok. At 2000 rpm, the multi-meter is heading up from 12.8, and by 3000rpm it was 13.5 and still climbing. The voltage increases slowly but steadily, so if you took a few readings they would all be different, but increasing. I have one of those solid state voltage regulators in that are supposed to be better for slower traffic situations. Seems good to go at the moment. Should be able to turn my attention back to the speedo!
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Offline Justin B.

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Re: No start up
« Reply #16 on: July 17, 2008, 10:57:01 AM »
At 13.5 v it is charging - slowly!  My '81 R100 runs between 13.5 and 13.9 depending on ambient temperature - and that with a new rotor, brushes, and fixed solid-state regulator...
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Offline BooG

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Re: No start up
« Reply #17 on: July 17, 2008, 11:12:50 AM »
Yeah, I may well look at that solar thread again..could be a good move.
Recent multi-meter readings are better. As revs slowly increase, so do the readings. It was up ti about 13.8 at 2500 and still rising. The voltage increase is slow but steady. I have one of those solid state voltage regulators, not the stock one....don't know if that makes any difference to readings.
All running well at the mo. Back to that pesky speedo then!
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Offline BooG

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Re: No start up
« Reply #18 on: July 17, 2008, 11:22:58 AM »
I think I already posted?!?
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