Warning light assimilator?

Could someone please tell me what the warning light assimilator does? I am re-wiring my bike from scratch and I'm wondering if this is something I need to put back into the bikes wiring? Thanks

It warns old men that they are not revving their bike high enough even to charge the battery.

Thanks for the reply. I know that the charge warning light lets a person know if the revs are high enough or not to keep the battery charged. I'm just not sure what the purpose of the cannister with the spring is? What does it have to do with the warning light? Thanks

I believe the WLA tells the warning light whether or not to light.

My warning light goes off allready at idle. Does that mean I have excellent low rpm charging or that something is wrong?

/Per

The original 3AW warning light assimilator (WLA) is a crude normally closed relay. The coil receives the AC from the alternator and when the voltage is high enough it opens the contacts so the warning light goes off. The exact point of the opening is not exact so it doesn't mean your bike is more excellent than everyone elses' if your warning light is off during idling.

I found out the hard way that the spring is necessary to isolate the WLA can from vibration. If it touches anything it will die. There are some nice solid state replacements for them. I got mine from "Cool Cat Express" for $19.95. Jaguars use the same setup as the Norton. They call it the SS3AW. For positive ground like we have you must switch the black and orange leads. I think Old Britts also has one.

I like to try and keep my bike looking stock but others have installed small voltmeters to better monitor the charging system. Some have used the red indicator to detect oil pressure instead by connecting to an automotive oil pressure sender.

warning light assimilator? problem solved

Thank you, to all who replied to my question. Now I know what that thing does..lol.

What does the green indicator light.... indicate???

jsouthard said:

What does the green indicator light.... indicate???

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It should come on when high beam/main beam is selected?