Mk3 and Mosfet Regulator/ Rectifier

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These just go to green and stay there unless you go into discharge mode at a stoplight or very slow riding with lots of draw happening.
I had an Eclipse fitted in 2014 on our trip to California. The Eclipse started flashing fast red while cruising at 70 mph.
It caught my attention in a way that the bouncing ammeter needle cannot do.
Pulled over and noticed a wisp of smoke coming the battery compartment, Li battery meltdown.

The entire charging system was destroyed except for the Eclipse monitor. I'm still using the same one.
Somehow the bike kept running long enough to get off at the next exit and start arranging a new dead loss electrical bodge. Only 1500 miles from home.
I was sure glad to have the idiot light that day.
Imagine not being aware of the problem on board, potential dead engine coming soon, then pulling out to pass with oncoming traffic....

Glen
 
worntorn said:
These just go to green and stay there unless you go into discharge mode at a stoplight or very slow riding with lots of draw happening.
I had an Eclipse fitted in 2014 on our trip to California. The Eclipse started flashing fast red while cruising at 70 mph.
It caught my attention in a way that the bouncing ammeter needle cannot do.
Pulled over and noticed a wisp of smoke coming the battery compartment, Li battery meltdown.

The entire charging system was destroyed except for the Eclipse monitor. I'm still using the same one.
Somehow the bike kept running long enough to get off at the next exit and start arranging a new dead loss electrical bodge. Only 1500 miles from home.
I was sure glad to have the idiot light that day.
Imagine not being aware of the problem on board, potential dead engine coming soon, then pulling out to pass with oncoming traffic....

Glen
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Ditto. I had a Goffy BSM start going amber on me on the way to work a couple days before setting off for a long week's riding to the South Island of NZ from Auckland. It eventually went red.

My Pod was cooked and I had to scramble to get a TS MOSFET delivered and installed for the trip. Back to green.

If not for the BSM, I would have been stuck who knows where.
 
With the TS rectifier, fit a BSM, and then you can use all the output from the RM 23, simples.
With a led tail board and Twenty20 compact H4 headlamp bulb the BSM should be green on tickover if kicked or within a couple of minutes if you used the starter.
 
I'ts true the Sparkbrite green washes out in very bright light but in my view, it doesn't matter. The flashing RED when it should be green, is what catches your eye. You're NOT supposed to be staring at it! The stock light is out when there's AC coming from the alternator; it says nothing about the important DC voltage supplying the system.

Sitting at a stoplight with the headlight on you can watch it go from green to amber, to flashing red, then the light changes and the indications reverse, but you should be watching for the car with the distracted driver trying to kill you. Take a glance at the dash father down the road to see all is well with your electrical system.:D
 
JimNH said:
The stock light is out when there's AC coming from the alternator; it says nothing about the important DC voltage supplying the system.
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There are other CWL's that do both. With the ICM CWL the light goes out if the alternator is charging AND the battery voltage is in limits.
 
FWIW, the can assimilator only looks at one leg of the stator. Also something else to consider.
 
maylar said:
For single phase, that's all there is.
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Doesn't the factory MKIII have a single phase , but the factory Soild State assimilator have two ALT inputs? My MKIII came with a can type with one Alt. input. Also for those running 3 phase it's something to consider
 
maylar said:
There are other CWL's that do both. With the ICM CWL the light goes out if the alternator is charging AND the battery voltage is in limits.
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I'm not familiar but when the engine is running how can it see anything other than system voltage. As for that: If the system voltage is good then the battery is charging if it needs it.
 
JimNH said:
I'm not familiar but when the engine is running how can it see anything other than system voltage. As for that: If the system voltage is good then the battery is charging if it needs it.
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It senses AC ripple on the system voltage, which is an indicator that the alternator / rectifier is putting out power. Kind of clever, actually. If your battery is at 13 volts and you come to an idle the light will turn on. When you take off and the RPM comes up the light goes out.

When I first got mine I put it on a variable DC power supply to check the thresholds. The light would blink at low and high voltages, but was on steady in between. I emailed them as to why and they told me about the requirement for AC ripple. It works great on the bike.
 
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