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<blockquote data-quote="Peter Holmes" data-source="post: 123812" data-attributes="member: 302"><p>This information will probably be of little assistance with your flat battery problem, I also have fitted what is commonly referred to as a Kubota alternator, but not the small (pancake) type that John Mcdougal used, the one I use is in the same configuration as a Walkernator, in fact the components were supplied and fitted by Norman Walker, and it has proved to be excellent in service. Like Bill, mine is wired for negative earth, not positive as your bike is, my system requires a small wattage bulb turning on to create a current draw to turn the alternator on for use, I think the technical term is "to excite the alternator", when you stop you have to turn the bulb off. I have never suffered a flat battery with this system, my guess is you have a fault somewhere in the system, I doubt that it a direct short as that normally takes the wiring with it in a fairly dramatic fashion. I think the early Alton alternators could drain a battery, but I forget how and why.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peter Holmes, post: 123812, member: 302"] This information will probably be of little assistance with your flat battery problem, I also have fitted what is commonly referred to as a Kubota alternator, but not the small (pancake) type that John Mcdougal used, the one I use is in the same configuration as a Walkernator, in fact the components were supplied and fitted by Norman Walker, and it has proved to be excellent in service. Like Bill, mine is wired for negative earth, not positive as your bike is, my system requires a small wattage bulb turning on to create a current draw to turn the alternator on for use, I think the technical term is "to excite the alternator", when you stop you have to turn the bulb off. I have never suffered a flat battery with this system, my guess is you have a fault somewhere in the system, I doubt that it a direct short as that normally takes the wiring with it in a fairly dramatic fashion. I think the early Alton alternators could drain a battery, but I forget how and why. [/QUOTE]
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