Subject: Ford replacement regulator
Author: joe jump
Date: Jul 9, 2001, 9:02 AM
Post ID: 1707420936
Greetings Loopers,
Last weekend I was reading in the V700/Ambassador/850 Police service
manual (factory pub, yellow cover), specifically studying the description on
how the voltage regulator works. Not to bore you, but of the three relays
under the cover, one functions as a current cut-out. That means when the
current being produced by the generator reaches an established value, the
relay opens, the current passes through a resistor, and the current output
from the generator is limited. The value in the manual wasn't quoted in
amps, but rather as 300 watts. W=ExI --> W/E = I --> Figuring 14 volts,
that's 21.43 amps; using 12 volts, that's 25 amps.
The point I'm trying to make is that most auto charging systems have a
much higher output than 25 amps, so I would assume that their current
cut-out is set much higher than the OEM regulator on the Guzzi. If your
generator was required to produce more than it's rated output, due to
discharged battery, lots of lights(130 watt halogen?), heated vests/grips,
whatever, don't expect the Ford regulator to prevent your generator from
melting down.
On the other hand, if your battery is good & charged, your
lighting/accessory load standard, connections clean & tight, and your bike
starts easily, I doubt that the current cut-out would ever open up even on
the Marelli regulator.
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