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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Series D 6 to 12 Volt conversion
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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 3092" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>If you require the bike to look standard then you will have to go through all of the above but converting back to 6 volts sounds like too much eccentricity for me. Does one carry spare 6 v bulbs, coils etc when touring because you are most unlikely to find spares whilst on the road. !2 v stuff is everywhere including scrap yards if all else fails. Consider fitting the car alternator conversion suppled by Norman Walker and Dick Sherwin. No original parts have to be chopped about. You get up to 400 watts. It balances a 130 watt headlamp bulb, 6 watt rear bulb, brake light, coil ignitions and heated gloves at about 1,000 rpm on a twin and slightly above that on a Comet. It does not look standard but over 40 units have now been supplied, most to people who use their bikes for long distance touring. None have failed yet. They cost about the same as a Hamon/Alton unit but produce far more power. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 3092, member: 456"] If you require the bike to look standard then you will have to go through all of the above but converting back to 6 volts sounds like too much eccentricity for me. Does one carry spare 6 v bulbs, coils etc when touring because you are most unlikely to find spares whilst on the road. !2 v stuff is everywhere including scrap yards if all else fails. Consider fitting the car alternator conversion suppled by Norman Walker and Dick Sherwin. No original parts have to be chopped about. You get up to 400 watts. It balances a 130 watt headlamp bulb, 6 watt rear bulb, brake light, coil ignitions and heated gloves at about 1,000 rpm on a twin and slightly above that on a Comet. It does not look standard but over 40 units have now been supplied, most to people who use their bikes for long distance touring. None have failed yet. They cost about the same as a Hamon/Alton unit but produce far more power. :) [/QUOTE]
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