Pardon me as I correct myself:
On eBay there is a GoldWing stock alternator with a 40 amp
capacity - and that was for the 1500 cc Goldwing - a few models ago
now. I did see someone offering a 95 amp one - as an aftermarket
upgrade.
On another note - I have put over 10,000 miles on an 1982
450 Nighthawk and I've never had an electrical issue besides replacing
batteries. I've done some short commuter rirding - its about 3 miles
to my work place - I've done long rides - its never given out on me.
-Joey
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sefano,
> Allow me to throw some more info at you:
> The alternator in many small cars is between 55 and 75 Amps
> capacity - and thats max - at idle - the actual amount going into the
> battery can be significantly less than the max capacity.
> Bikes have a significantly lower capacity electrically
> than cars do - and I am not aware of any bike that has an alternator /
> generator that has a capacity that exceeds 50 Amps - (someone correct
> me if I'm wrong) and if the bike had an alternator say in the 30 Amp
> range (likely) a 10 Amp drain would be 1/3 of the max capacity.
> Somehow that strikes me as a bit high.
> I think Kurt just volunteered to be a test subject :-)
> -Joey
>
> On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Stefano Ascari <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> Excellent.
>> That puts my mind at ease. Batteries are still somewhat of a mystery to me
>> but I'm reading up on them!
>> Stefano
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