Yeah, I put an 80 amp alternator on that Cuda, and wasn't sure it would be enough. But the car does have two electric fans, windshield wipers, and a few more dash stuff than the bike.
It would 'light up my life' to have some more electrics on the bike, but I think I'll have to 'mod' the ALT first so it can support everything. - JO On Apr 18, 2011, at 8:26 PM, paul annen wrote: > yep.. its a geo/dawoo alt... hasent let me down, i would give more info, but > a PO did it, and thats about all i know... > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 8:56 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > JO - > The alternator on my 78 Suzuki GS-1000 is rated at 14 amps - the > 82 450 Nighthawk I've got has I think an 11 or 12 amp alternator. So > yes, they are right around 12 amps. > Somebody - Paul? - has a Goldwing with an aftermarket 30 amp > alternator on it which doesn't sound like much when you think about it > in car terms, but apparently is double what mine has! > -Joey > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 7:58 PM, James O'Gorman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Someone posted that our alternators are only 14 amps - is this correct? > > That doesn't sound like it leaves much room for accessories, and with that > > a second battery that will draw at least a few amps to keep charged while > > running my playstation and plasma tv that I'm planning to install... > > > > - JO > > > > (but really, how many amps are our alternators? I've got an 83 650) > > > > On Apr 18, 2011, at 9:38 AM, zgotts wrote: > > > >> Is it just me or does 5A sound like a lot of juice for a little cooler > >> fan? > >> > >> A quick calc puts that at around 60 watts... For reference, a 3" > >> computer fan draws around 0.2A at 12v, or roughly 1 watt. Unless this > >> cooler fan has a 12" diameter and can provide a 30 mph breeze, I doubt > >> it will be drawing anything remotely close to 5A. > >> > >> I'm leaning towards the theory that your 4A power supply is having > >> other issues, causing you to think the fan is using that much power. > >> I'd go ahead and wire it to the battery. > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > >> > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > > > > > -- > -Joey Kelley > JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > > -- > 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. > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
