Hello I thought of putting a LED light in my headlamp. Could solve the problem, except that it doesn't lit enough for night hawking. The regulator alone is not the solution : it is only necessary to change it because a permanent magnet alternator has not the same regulation scheme as a classical coil excited alternator. Just for information, in order to 1 decrease the current in the excitation coil 2 decrease the power taken by the headlamp, during daytime, I ride my bike with the headlamp and the excitation winding of the alternator wired in series. I had to put in place a two wire cable from the headlamp housing to the connectors under the saddle. Just a loosy trick... but it works : the bike charges badly but, at least, the alternator doesn't burn. Perhaps there would be another solution : use a current limiter device, which has a thermal derating curve giving lower limit currents when temperature increases. Any guru of electronc devices on the forum ? Best regards Jean-Pierre
At 06:18 08/01/2009 -0600, you wrote: >Jean-Pierre > >Is the rectifier/regulator all I would need? $10-$15? You bet, I'd try >one! > >I'm thinking about a voltage dropping device(adjustable?) in the headlight >circuit for daytime use that would still keep me legal but drop wattage to >20 or less, and be easily switchable for nighttime use. Could even be >pulsing for greater visibility. I ride almost exclusively in the daytime. >Any ideas? > >Gene --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
