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« Reply #945 on: November 28, 2015, 12:11:59 PM » |
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Hmm. Didn't realise the Boyer system could also do away with the rectifier.
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« Reply #946 on: November 28, 2015, 12:29:01 PM » |
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It's kit 00081 on this list Dave, but I can't post a PDF document here. http://www.boyerbransden.com/instructions.html. I've got a standard Yam' reg/rec unit, but didn't think I needed it. Would be good to know now so I can find a home for it if I do. |
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« Reply #947 on: November 28, 2015, 05:47:12 PM » |
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New ignition switch hole in the side panel & old one welded up. Needs cleaning up now & re powder-coating.
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« Reply #948 on: November 28, 2015, 05:49:05 PM » |
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Experimenting with the indicators to see if the stems can be shortened. They can.
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« Reply #949 on: November 28, 2015, 09:26:46 PM » |
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I think you'll need it. Rectifier wotsit. Think thats the charging circuit not the ignition circuit, but I'm no sparky, so you can shoot me down and stamp on my confidence if need be  |
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« Reply #950 on: November 28, 2015, 09:42:47 PM » |
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Yep as coppersmith said rectifier has nothing to do with ignition,
It controls the amount of charge the battery gets.
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« Reply #951 on: November 28, 2015, 10:24:32 PM » |
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No, a rectifier converts AC to DC, the regulator controls the amount of current the battery, a DC item, of course, receives, which is why both are required to charge your battery. However, should you not require a battery supply, for lighting etc, then it is possible to dispence with Rectifier/Reg. units, provided you have a kick start, plus a directly generated supply from your alternator to whatever solid state ignition system you are using, Morrag
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« Reply #952 on: November 28, 2015, 10:34:45 PM » |
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Yep. Unless you also have the optional extra Boyer Powerbox then you wil need the original rec/reg.
The alternator produces as the name suggests an alternating current that needs to be modified to a DC current.
No indicators on this simplified diagram and starter motor is shown but you can just ignore these leads.
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« Reply #953 on: November 28, 2015, 10:37:16 PM » |
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O.K, I've got one & had it fitted at one point under the electrics box. So I need to re-fit it.
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« Reply #954 on: November 29, 2015, 09:03:39 PM » |
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Need to get some longer bolts tomorrow, but the reg/rec unit can go back where it was, slung under the electrics box, in the airflow & mounted off the same bolts as the fusebox.
Side panel invisibly mended -previous ignition switch hole welded up & new one cut because the back of the switch fouled on the contents of the box. Needs re powder-coating now, but I've got some indicator brackets to make so they can be done at the same time.
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« Reply #955 on: December 03, 2015, 07:07:26 PM » |
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Not much to show, but lots of little jobs getting sorted. I've just taken delivery of a new gearshift shaft & oil seal from YamBits, so now I need to remove the clutch from the righthand side of the engine, as the gear selector mechanism's behind it. Bought a pair of new carb inlets with domed mesh filters on them as well as little things like a new stainless steel side-stand spring & a flasher relay specifically for LED indicators. Nathan, (Galaxie 500), has replaced the red horn button in the new handlebar switch with a black one for me & is also going to wire the bike, as a paying customer of his new business, Bright Light Customs http://www.brightlight-customs.co.uk/I've made mounting tabs for the indicators from 2mm steel & took them & the side panel to the coaters this afternoon. Hopefully they'll be quite unobtrusive, but bright enough to be seen. |
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« Reply #956 on: December 06, 2015, 01:29:30 PM » |
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Grey, drizzly & miserable weather here. Not the time to be working in an unheated lock-up garage on a motorcycle.
Lots of small jobs getting done, but nothing really worth showing.
The new gear selector shaft's arrived from YamBits -over 80 quid, but it'll properly fix the problem of worn splines on the present one, (the gear lever won't grip the shaft so slips around it as you try to engage gears). Now waiting for a clutch holding tool cos the clutch assembly needs to be removed to fit the shaft.
Need to cut a few stainless bolts down to the right length & order a few more for various parts.
Bought a nice shiny braided Earth strap for the battery but it was too short, so ordered another, but the suppliers sent one that's too long. Silly little jobs, but they seem to drag on for weeks.
New carb air filters, bug catchers.
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« Reply #957 on: December 06, 2015, 04:32:16 PM » |
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Very nice.
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« Reply #958 on: December 06, 2015, 04:54:53 PM » |
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Nice indeed.
Wouldn't it be easier to make an earth strap to suit ?
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« Reply #959 on: December 06, 2015, 05:53:33 PM » |
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