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GS450 Charging Woes

  • Thread starter Thread starter jeffasaurus2
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I'm not trying to be redundant. I've done plenty of research and have a decent understanding of how electronics and motorcycles function and operate. I simply created a new thread in order to get some feedback on my particular issues and ideas relating to the topic. I did receive some solid information, for which I thank you.

I'd like to point out that my trip was a blast. 630 total miles of mountain roads and not a single hiccup along the way. Went about an hour north of Steamboat Springs, 35 miles or so South of the Wyoming border. Had some great fun and learned a lot about myself and the bike.

As for now, I've got some electronics to work on.
 
Glad you got it working, jeffasaurus!
suggest: caution if the OEM reg/rectifier is still in there...

suggestion:I bought myself a bunch tiny led voltmeters on ebay-these cost pennies!- and stuck one on every bike with double-sided sticky tape. They are a useful and informative re-assurance-after all, cars have "alternator lights so why don't bikes in some form?

further suggest:red as being most visible. If it interferes with concentration at night, consider that these don't need to be in plain view-I angled mine a bit forward where it is stuck ahead of the handlebars and the odd look at it suffices.
 
Yes, an onboard voltmeter is informative about what your charging is doing. As a backup to my meter, I have a LED and zener diode combo- LED doesn't light if voltage drops below about 13.5 volts at ignition switch.
 
So here's an idea that I question, I've got the small round Acewell gauge on my bike. It has an unused LED indicator light for hazards. Would it be possible to wire that indicator up as a charging light? Say, using one of the voltmeter thingers, if it drops below 13 or so the hazard indicator will light up?
 
Good news Jeff, any pic's from your ride? Sounds like fun!

To use the unused LED on the Acewell you will need to design a circuit that turns it on with over voltage... wouldn't be a plug in to one of those volt meters for example.

The LED Jim linked to is what I have on mine and saved my bacon when my first dodgy cheap Taiwanese R/R failed.

You can see it in my custom dash beside my Acewell here:

 
Something to think about then, I'll have to look a little more into it. With the Shindigans(sp?) R/R, was anybody lucky enough to find this stocked at a local dealer? I'm wondering if I can find one in town tomorrow, we'll see.

Yeah Pete, I've got a couple pictures, here are some of the site:
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and of the bikes
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We took them on a couple roads that turned out to be a little more 'off road' than we were expecting, especially when the rain started, but it was still an amazing trip.
 
Nice pic's, and I'm liking how the bike's coming along! Looks good :)

Do a search on here for the Shindengen SH775 from Polaris. I think it's around $75 brand new so if you have a Polaris dealer near you, you should be all set.
 
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