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[Dash Weeks]

Hi Nick, Ritzo probably should have told you to upgrade the rectifier/regulator at the same time. They have a direct replacement for the KLR. I have both the stator and rec/reg on my bike. I was not happy with the stator that came, as no instructions were included, they need to include a 6 pin connector to mate to our harness and the stock bolts for the cover are not quite long enough (35-40mm, is a good length), the bolts should also be button head cap screws rather than socket head cap screws, as the heads will hit the magneto stem. I haven't been able to do adequate testing on the system as other bugs are taking priority, but so far... I'm not 100% impressed. My battery was going dead too, but I attributed that to a few months of abuse, OTOH when running at idle the new stator wasn't putting out enough to even run my 55 Watt lowbeam, I measured 10.6 volts at idle with low beam on. NOT GOOD. The next day I was on the mountain pavement for about 90 minutes each way and at 5000-5500 RPMs my battery did seem to improve a bit, I didn't take a voltage measurement on the road though. I have two KLRs to check against, one (Daryl's) with a stock electrical system and Mine with the new stuff in it. Hopefully soon I'll get around to doing a complete comparison. Good Luck LaterZ Dash At 05:09 PM 7/11/2000 -0400, Nick Hughes wrote:

>Hi all, >Bought my new KLR about a month ago and wanted to add some nightcutter >spotlights to it. Was told the OEM stator would not put out enough power >so bought one from electrex. >Putting it in was not the hassle free job that was implied but, we got it >in and wired up. Next day, after a long ride, my battery was flat. Took >it back to my bud (the knowledgable one for I am but a techno-peasant who >cannot change batteries in a walkman) and we began to trouble shoot stuff. >He figured he traced it down to a loose wire and, after fiddling with it, >tested the plug that goes into the regulator and everything seemed to be >working. >Next day rode again, same problem, flat battery. Unplugged the headlight, >clutch started it and rode home. Took it to another friend - a Harley >mechanic - he took the whole thing apart and we reassembled it and checked >all the wires, heat wrapping everything etc. Still not charging. >The print out sheets on the electrex website were a little confusing so, >after speaking to Ritzo out there, he seemed to think we may have fried the >regulator. I have ordered another one from my dealer which will be in >Thurs. > >Here's the questions. Is the new stator overloading the regulator? (My >Harley friend says, when you put a bigger stator in the Harley you also >need to enlarge the regulator.) >Has anyone else on the list had to put in a bigger regulator or did the OEM >one handle the stator from Electrex? >If I need to put in a bigger regulator what one can I use? My Kwaka >mechanic at the dealers rang Kwaka out in CA and they didn't know. > >Apologies for the length of the post and, please remember this is no >reflection on Electrex. Ritzo has been extremely helpful everytime I've >phoned him. The only thing I wish they would change, and I'll be writing >him to let him know, is that they should include some instructions for the >particular model bike you're working on and include any hardware you may >need when exchanging the parts. A guy called Chet @ Rattlebars who makes >parts for Valkyries does this and it's awesome. > >Thanks in advance to anyone that can help (figuring that will be Jeff and >the Proffessor) and hope to hear from you all soon. > >Big Nick

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> > have a snappy creation of your own I could borrow? > > > > Tim Ryce > > A9 Vancouver, BC > > > King of the Logging Roads > > MotorMark

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