Radio Shack Bridge Rectifier ( LINK )

[GQROD]

Thought this link might prove useful to someone doing this on their ride.

http://physiology.usouthal.edu/restore/diode/diode.html

[posplayr]

Humm

Not sure who wrote that piece, but most of Moto stator s are would for three phase and need a 3 phase full wave rectifier that has 6 diodes. You could use three single phase devices but that would a bit ackward.
Pos

[reddirtrider]

Funny that they show a Lucas charging system as an example. Possibly the most pathetic of all electrical designs ever conceived for a motor vehicle. I'd heard they were bad. Now looking at the design, I know why.

Thanks for the link.

[Billy Ricks]

Late model used R/Rs are too cheap to bother with anything else.

[posplayr]

Just noticed

They show both the BSA and Honda with a positive ground system .

I think that link is dated.

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[Steve]

They show both the BSA and Honda with a positive ground system .

I think that link is dated.

Pos

I think the link is a bit dated, too, but it appeared to me that the Honda system had a negative ground. The ground is at the top of the picture, but it's labeled with a "-" and has the "+" going to the ignition switch at the bottom.

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[gus33]

I just used 2 of those radio shack bridge rectifiers mounted to a heat sink from an old computer as a replacement for my rectifier on my 79 Yamaha XS650 twin. Those bikes, however, do not have a permanent magnet alternator and do not use a shunt style R/R so I am not sure that it would be appropriate for the Suzuki application. (For a voltage regulator I used one from an old Jeep Cherokee).

[posplayr]

I just used 2 of those radio shack bridge rectifiers mounted to a heat sink from an old computer as a replacement for my rectifier on my 79 Yamaha XS650 twin. Those bikes, however, do not have a permanent magnet alternator and do not use a shunt style R/R so I am not sure that it would be appropriate for the Suzuki application. (For a voltage regulator I used one from an old Jeep Cherokee).

Cant quite tell from the picture, but looks like your XS650 puts out three phase but you only had to use 1/2 of the second bridge. This would work on the GS is you had a separate regulator.

Gotta Schematic?

[gus33]

Yes, only half of the second bridge is used. Schematics are here...http://xs650temp.proboards.com/index...ay&thread=3473

[briyenkieth]

ok so does this work on a gs? If so do I need two or three bridge rectifiers? Could I just use the regulator from a chrysler, since that's all I need? Or do I need to swap to these rectifiers as well? I need a charging system and this seems a cheap alternative. The auto regulator is kinda big so is there another I could run? HELP!

[posplayr]

If u can afford $40 thr get a Honda unit from daunage. He will even give directions

[briyenkieth]

just antsy. I've contacted duaneage already and he has been out of stock for three weeks. Not to mention I like to build/assembly things. Money isn't much of the issue $40 to him or RS and napa. I aker this on the rectifier interchange thread but I'll ask here as well. Would a later model recifier off of a gs work? And are these one piece reg/rec or would I still need a regulator? Egay has a bunch for the gs line up for grabs cheap.