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Miller or BTH
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<blockquote data-quote="Simon Dinsdale" data-source="post: 146082" data-attributes="member: 58"><p>To fit a BTH unit the factory had to grind a small area at the back of the crankcase where the mag dyno butted up to the crankcase. This was only done on engines that used BTH so your crankcases may not have this. If so then would you be willing to remove metal from your crankcases to fit the BTH mag/dyno?</p><p>This is my bike showing a BTH unit fitted showing the area where the cases are relieved:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]45251[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>It was always considered that the BTH magnetos were of a better build quality to Lucas and others. Today that can be dismissed though as its down to the ability and quality of the person rebuilding the mag and rewinding the armature etc.</p><p>The BTH dynamo only generates a max of 24 W at 6V and as its a permanent magnet dynamo so there is no voltage control and so a basic charge control is done via a charge resistor on the headlight switch.</p><p>The Miller dynamo is I believe is 36W and a more standard field coil and so can be regulated via a modern electronic unit. So you will have more electricity for lighting with the Miller unit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simon Dinsdale, post: 146082, member: 58"] To fit a BTH unit the factory had to grind a small area at the back of the crankcase where the mag dyno butted up to the crankcase. This was only done on engines that used BTH so your crankcases may not have this. If so then would you be willing to remove metal from your crankcases to fit the BTH mag/dyno? This is my bike showing a BTH unit fitted showing the area where the cases are relieved: [ATTACH type="full"]45251[/ATTACH] It was always considered that the BTH magnetos were of a better build quality to Lucas and others. Today that can be dismissed though as its down to the ability and quality of the person rebuilding the mag and rewinding the armature etc. The BTH dynamo only generates a max of 24 W at 6V and as its a permanent magnet dynamo so there is no voltage control and so a basic charge control is done via a charge resistor on the headlight switch. The Miller dynamo is I believe is 36W and a more standard field coil and so can be regulated via a modern electronic unit. So you will have more electricity for lighting with the Miller unit. [/QUOTE]
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