auldblue said:How many miles on a charged battery with 750 when your regulator rectifier goes up in smoke and running a Boyer. Been told 200 but I think nearer 120 to 150. What would you think could be acheaved with pazon sure fire.
Jg
auldblue said:Jim
Battery six month old mbtx12u motobat AGM
6 volt coils by NOC probably wassel t/a Lucas
21 tooth sprocket and never above 4000 rpm
Brake light bog standard
Temp 12 to 14 deg.
Tried Cell phone but the Automobile association were going to take 2 1/2 hours.
I was just wondering if the pazon would give more miles to charge if so I might swap the old Boyer for a new pazon.
It was Laurence at RGM that it had been suggested to him by a customer with a similar problem that 200 miles could be achieved. By the way Laurence was a star man, part waiting when I got home!
Jg
maylar said:I had a charging system failure on the Commando a few years ago. With a Boyer ignition the engine speed varied when I used the direction blinkers - the blinker load on the battery changed its voltage which in turn changed the Boyer's timing. The failure was one of the diodes in the bridge rectifier, so it was still charging partially. Even so, I consider myself lucky to have limped home the 10 miles I was out.
Battery current for ignition only with an analog Boyer is about 1 amp at 3000 RPM (I've measured it). I think the brake light with an 1157 bulb is about 27 watts so if you find yourself with an alternator failure you'll get more miles if you pull the wires off your brake light switches. And don't use the blinkers...