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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Altons and Lithium
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<blockquote data-quote="BigEd" data-source="post: 113544" data-attributes="member: 161"><p>I use a Shorei Lithium battery on my electric starter equipped Rapide. I have a Walkernator charging system. They work together very well. The Miller ammeter goes all the way to full charge after I have used the electric start but this does not seem to have caused any battery problems. The needle soon returns back to a small positive charge once I'm underway. </p><p>I have had one major battery failure. The separate regulator unit has three wires. One of the wires (Earth) broke underneath the insulation at a connector. This put the alternator to an unregulated output that destroyed the battery and blew bulbs that were in the circuit at the time. I think the result would have been the same whatever alternator or battery was in use if it had a major regulating failure. I made up the connection that failed so the problem was self-inflicted, guilty as charged. </p><p>It is also worth checking for AC leakage on an alternator\rectifier system. Switch your multimeter to AC and put it across the DC output on the regulator. Any reading should be below 0.5 Volt. Poor quality rectifiers are likely to be one of the most likely causes of alternator and battery problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigEd, post: 113544, member: 161"] I use a Shorei Lithium battery on my electric starter equipped Rapide. I have a Walkernator charging system. They work together very well. The Miller ammeter goes all the way to full charge after I have used the electric start but this does not seem to have caused any battery problems. The needle soon returns back to a small positive charge once I'm underway. I have had one major battery failure. The separate regulator unit has three wires. One of the wires (Earth) broke underneath the insulation at a connector. This put the alternator to an unregulated output that destroyed the battery and blew bulbs that were in the circuit at the time. I think the result would have been the same whatever alternator or battery was in use if it had a major regulating failure. I made up the connection that failed so the problem was self-inflicted, guilty as charged. It is also worth checking for AC leakage on an alternator\rectifier system. Switch your multimeter to AC and put it across the DC output on the regulator. Any reading should be below 0.5 Volt. Poor quality rectifiers are likely to be one of the most likely causes of alternator and battery problems. [/QUOTE]
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