Reparing Alternator Connector Wiring

[GARTHXS]

but then

Okay, if he can do that then he can gather up all of the collected fixes and improvements and go back 31 years and fix these things so none of us have any problems now

what would we talk about?

[psycoreefer]

Um, maybe things like where to ride? I'd rather talk about that then how to fix my busted bike on a nice warm day.

The major problem I see is that if all the issues we have were fixed all the $300 bikes would be running perfectly and no one would want to sell them and then none of us could afford to ride these bikes.

I would like to request on your next trip you bring back 3 or 4 new stock exhaust systems for me though, ok?

[3Phase]

I would like to request on your next trip you bring back 3 or 4 new stock exhaust systems for me though, ok?

No problemo. I'll try to remember to snag some Midnight Special exhausts too while I'm trying to save my mom and dad in the 50s.... wait, that's too early!

Arrrgghh!


Scott (Warming up Mr. Fusion)

[Ivan]

FWIW, it was 88 mph and the flux capicitor required 1.31 gigawatts of electricity.

You need a bigger alternator.

[CatatonicBug]

FWIW the regulator/rectifier is not a safety feature.

You are correct that the Rectifier is not a safety feature, as that is the portion that switches the voltage from AC to DC. However, the "Regulator" portion of the device IS a safety feature (in a way). It regulates the flow of DC current so things get the power they need, and are not fried by too much power when the RPMs rise. That's why it needs the cooling fins, since it expells that extra current as heat.

[ManitoulinLad]

Thats really cool with the teminal block idea for this fix. I just did it a couple wks ago but I just cut out the plug thingy & spliced the wires together with 10 gauge stuff. I think think the block is the way to go though for dealing with the wires again at a later date. My connector plugs were fine, but the idea of them melting & me being stuck was greater. Great idea, wish I would of seen it before I just did the splice thing - I would of went this way - oh well live & learn. - Dan

[cywelchjr]

FWIW, it was 88 mph and the flux capicitor required 1.31 gigawatts of electricity.

You need a bigger alternator.

No, just a long time charging to store that up. Lots of driving, and don't run any extra lights and someday you'll get there.

[3Phase]

You are correct that the Rectifier is not a safety feature, as that is the portion that switches the voltage from AC to DC. However, the "Regulator" portion of the device IS a safety feature (in a way). It regulates the flow of DC current so things get the power they need, and are not fried by too much power when the RPMs rise. That's why it needs the cooling fins, since it expells that extra current as heat.

No, it IS NOT a safety feature and it does not directly regulate current, it regulates voltage. Some old-style motorcycle and automobile generators have current regulator relays to limit the amount of current their DC generators produce.

In an alternator, current is limited by inductive reactance. An alternator cannot produce more current than it was designed to produce at its rated voltage. A generator can and will put out more and more current until it throws solder and fails.

The voltage is regulated to prevent the battery and other electrical components from being ruined by too much voltage, which is not the same as too much current. In the XS11, the TCI would die and the engine would stop running long, long, long before heat became a problem.

Cooling fins... you're thinking of a different type of motorcycle regulator that shunts excess current to ground to regulate the voltage. That's not how the XS11 regulator/rectifier works. The cooling fins on the XS11 regulator/rectifier are to dissipate the heat created by the diode forward resistances in the RECTIFIER.

Transistors do not heat up as they decrease the amount of current flowing through them. The XS11 uses a transistorized voltage regulator and it only allows a fairly low current to flow through the field winding and back to ground when the battery is discharged like, for example, just after starting the engine. As the battery charges, the regulator decreases that small amount of current. Very little heat is created by the regulator and when the battery is fully charged and the electrical system is, for all intents and purposed, 'idling' it creates even less heat.


Regards,

Scott

[3Phase]

FWIW, it was 88 mph and the flux capicitor required 1.31 gigawatts of electricity.

You need a bigger alternator.

I'll wire in a second one off my parts bike. Two mighty XS11 alternators should be able to do some real... oh, two times 20 amps... never mind!

Regards,

Scott (How many pacofarads will I need for my flux capicitor? )

[3Phase]

Sooo... Does the smell of good coffee help with cold starting like it does with me?

Well, I quit drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes () but my bike gets the best I can give to it! At least one of us is enjoying life.

Regards,

Scott