TYMPANIUM or sparks
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I've a long lasting Tymphanium in my other wise factory Combat as Lucas stuff in New Orleans coastal/river front humidity was in bad shape. Podtronics is the other famous brand with single and 3 phase units available and prettier if exposed. I mounted Trixie's potted Tympanium on a Al plate at back of battery box, so heat sinked out of sight. The connection to alternator is a weak spot to solve to stay connected conduction yet able to part to remove primary now and again. Blade terminals arn't up to this location over the long hauls w/o back up or shrink wrap.
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I just went to a Podtronics POD-1P rectifier/regulator on my Dutch Army Matchless when converting to 12V and Pazon ignition. This is the 120W single phase (lowest power) unit. Like it. And it is pretty cheap - $50. Now thinking about getting one for the Norton (mine is a 3 phase) but have to figure out a good spot to mount it.
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I've never had a Sparx solid state rectifier/regulator go bad, and have never heard of one going bad.
That is not to say that they don't, just that I've never seen or heard of one going bad in over 7 years of using them and over 10 years of being on online forums.
That is not to say that they don't, just that I've never seen or heard of one going bad in over 7 years of using them and over 10 years of being on online forums.
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Maybe now Sparx makes their own [could call em] but a decade ago their 3 phase alternator kit came with an identical to Podtronics finned unit. Still likely same thing even if made by Sparx itself now which I doubt, as better to order them up from Podtronics which never had a brand name on their I know of and easy to add cast in logo. Above is non issue for Lucas single phase 120 watt system, about any cycle size reg/rect would work even 3 phase just leave one charge wire loose. Not bad id to keep the blue can capacitor as helps mellow the charging spikes and can feed good volts if battery not charged up yet for starts.
Strange indeed, how different manufacturers specified various [inadequate] electrical componentry relentlessly...Suzuki amongst Nippon brands is as notorious as [almost] Lucas..
I have several Mitsubishi solidstate rectifier/regulators for my Kawasaki triples -as spares- which I`ve never needed as the originals have never failed...
I have several Mitsubishi solidstate rectifier/regulators for my Kawasaki triples -as spares- which I`ve never needed as the originals have never failed...
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Hi , though the traditionnal batteries do not like overcharging, it seems that the new lithium ion batteries such as ballistic or shorai are the same or may be more demanding , such are some electronic ignition, so we need to know the charging range of all those rectifiers, anyone had informations about.......?
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I only know just enough on Li chemistries that they are not going to be charged as fully or effectivityly by bike or regular charger than by expensive specialized dedicated charger. Yet no bad reports of C'dos nor other brands so apparently good enough for us. The after market rect/reg's are not going to give the full voltage Li batteries like best but apparently still good enough for us to get by with - if riding fast/long enough to keep ahead of the draw downs. None of the electric cars I've read of have any fire supression system, just expensive chargers that don't over charge and discharger devices that limit draw down heating rates. The potted/encased reg/rect's are a bit more efficient than the Lucas set up and less clutter to hide or show and less connections to worry with on side of the road.
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