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dan filipi » Tue May 20, 2014 9:25 pm[/url]":2kk6h272]
This charging system is strange and as far as I can tell, not completely understood how it operates.

It's generally said the stator and regulator/rectifier system is designed to always output 100% from the stator, and what is not used is dumped (shorted/shunted) to ground.
The odd thing I find is while idling mine, when I turn on the 2-55 watt driving lights I am certain I hear the idle slow a bit. This to me tells me the stator was NOT putting out 100% before the light load was turned on. I put an A/C ammeter on the stator wires and in fact amps do go up with the added load. A very small amount but it does go up.
With that said, I'm inclined to think reducing load with LED bulbs is best.

Dan:

I believe you are correct about the stator output current increasing as the load current increases. I have heard this idea about alternators with a PM rotor and rectifier/regulator shunting the "excess" current to ground, and I don't believe that's how it works. If it was, besides what you have observed (above), based on the physical size of the rectifier/regulator, it would burn up in about 30 seconds. No way something that small could dissipate several hundred watts without self-destroying ( burning up ) .

As an old Navy ET and electrical engineer, I bet the voltage is regulated by the regulator chopping up the stator output with an ON-Off ratio just right to maintain the regulated voltage and supplying the correct load current.

 

[silvergoldwing2]

IBAJIM » Tue May 20, 2014 4:36 pm[/url]":2jfm0p9l]
Hello Dudes & Dudecesses !!

I just purchased a like-new '83 GL1100I with 32K miles. So, I'll be asking some questions in the next few days about this bike. Maybe I can start now ...

1.) What weight engine oil is recommended ?
2.) How often does the drive shaft need maintenance ( u-joint ) ?
3.) Is a higher output stator available ? I hear the engine needs to be pulled to replace it - Fun !!
4.) The front forks have a "TRAC" sticker on the lower fork tubes. Is that stock or does it mean it has an aftermarket kit installed ?
5.) Does this bike have a fuel pump ? If so, what type is it ?
6.) Looks like the carbs are the CV type, but the parts fiche doesn't show a rubber diaphram. It looks like there is just an O-ring - correct ??
7.) What is the "weak link" on this bike ???
8.) What is the typically gas mileage @ 75 mph ?

Thanks !!!

 

[Ansimp]

The chopping style regulator/rectifier is a Mofset which is used in some later model bikes and can be an upgrade if you want to reduce the current out of the stator. If you check the wiring diagram of the charging circuit you will see that using a permanent magnet rotor you cannot vary the output except by changing the frequency (rpm). You will experience load changes as the SH style rectifier has a wide range of float/charge voltage and this is controlled by sinking current to ground ( increasing load to reduce voltage)

 

[IBAJIM]

backyardtrouble » Tue May 20, 2014 5:51 pm[/url]":1iff6xuw]
welcome to the fun...yes..post some pics.

Here are some pics :

https://members.triton.net/vandenbe/GL1100I.htm

 

[joedrum]

nice bike

 

[Mysteryrider]

really nice looking bike have fun

 

[Ansimp]

+1 :good: