Thanks for the concise post laying the possible swap out. Going to add to the Gen 1 Bin O' Facts until/unless somebody actually bankrolls you.The Gen II parts (less the gasket), with a slight discount would be $785.66; with a 15% discount would be $667.81.
Anyone want to offer a Gen II for comparisons? Anyone want to bankroll me?
I've run my Warm-n-safe full bore along with HID high beams AND HID low beams (yes that's about 12,000 lumens of light) and not dipped below 13.3 volts with my stock alternator. Been doing that for most of the 110,000 miles in my '05 and haven't felt a need to change from stock.
Most excellent.
So it has been done. If doing yourself, make sure to get parts from Gary McCoy and Mondak Motors for a hefty discount.
That seems like a whole lot of money for 100 watts.
My understanding is the charging system runs at 100% all the time anyway and any unused power is shunted to ground. One uses a voltmeter to "gauge" how much of the amperage you're actually using. As it drops from a nominal of 14.3 or so to levels like 12.6...you're reaching the alternator capacity and in a defecit mode drawing surplus from the battery. You run for a some time like this and eventually the battery drains, bike starts missing, and you have to choose between being cold or it being dark....or your bike not running anymore.
According to our local fart smeller, you should be ok with 13.3 volts: Clicky here for Ionbeam's post.
According to above mentioned fart smeller (as well as a few others on the board), that's not exactly accurate. Even though the stator is putting out 100% voltage all the time, as you increase the load close to that 100% it starts working the stator pretty hard. But I'll let them say it better than I did.My understanding is the charging system runs at 100% all the time anyway and any unused power is shunted to ground. One uses a voltmeter to "gauge" how much of the amperage you're actually using. As it drops from a nominal of 14.3 or so to levels like 12.6...you're reaching the alternator capacity and in a defecit mode drawing surplus from the battery. You run for a some time like this and eventually the battery drains, bike starts missing, and you have to choose between being cold or it being dark....or your bike not running anymore.
Hummmmm, you really have lived in Floria a long time haven't you? Do you remotely remember what it's like to be bone chilling, teeth chattering cold? At that point, if 100 watts would keep you warm, you'd pay anything to get it!
51 years. Guess that's a long time.
I guess, but POV is everything.
Why I carefully couched my seemingly knowledgeable load of crapola with a caveat at the end. I haven't gotten any actual diagnostic equipment nor even quasi-certified training in the subject. But, then again I know you have a different boat load of crapola too.
Hi,I did this conversion in 2007 to my 05. I had an Electrosport stator/rotor set-up and it died during the 07 IBR. Donelson's Cycles in St. Louis, MO did the conversion for me. They took the regulator/rectifier, stator and rotor out of an 07 on the showroom floor. It cost me roughly $1100 I think the parts were approximately $700.00. If you want to go back to the 05 set-up I have the original stator, rotor and regulator/rectifier from my 05 these parts have about 20,000 miles on them. If you want them you can have them for $250.00~ includes shipping.
