BLACK WIDOW
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Does anyone know, at what RPM the Spyder Magneto develops any appreciable output?
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BLACK WIDOW
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I run heated jacket- 77W, heated gloves- 27W, GPS- 10W?,
in addition to the Spyders normal load ont he system from the computers, ignition etc. My voltmeter tells me I have full charging output at any road speed. It does drop at idles- reads 12.7-13.1, but as soon as I get rolling I see 13.6 to 14.1 at all rpms- 2500-7000.
in addition to the Spyders normal load ont he system from the computers, ignition etc. My voltmeter tells me I have full charging output at any road speed. It does drop at idles- reads 12.7-13.1, but as soon as I get rolling I see 13.6 to 14.1 at all rpms- 2500-7000.
groundeffect
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That is some good information! I was wondering about the my Spyder's charging systems with my GPS and heated grips (Hot Hands). I think I'm in the clear.:thumbup:
Thanks for posting.
Cheers.
NancysToy
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Spec for charging is 15-20 amps (out of a capacity of 40) at 4000 rpm. In short, the system puts out about half its rated output halfway to redline. Spec for voltage is 13.0-14.8 volts at 4K. The voltage is really just a check of how well the regulator is working. Too low won't charge the battery, and too much may fry things.
sabunim5
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Has anyone looked into putting the higher output magneto from the new RT model into one of our older RS's :dontknow: That would be of great interest to me. In the winter I have two sets of electric gear to keep warm. :yikes:
We all know the Spyder doesn't like a low battery.
Weird things happen when the juice is low. nojoke
Has anyone looked into putting the higher output magneto from the new RT model into one of our older RS's :dontknow: That would be of great interest to me. In the winter I have two sets of electric gear to keep warm. :yikes:
We all know the Spyder doesn't like a low battery.
Weird things happen when the juice is low. nojoke
Lamonster
SpyderLovers Founder
yesHas anyone looked into putting the higher output magneto from the new RT model into one of our older RS's :dontknow: That would be of great interest to me. In the winter I have two sets of electric gear to keep warm. :yikes:
We all know the Spyder doesn't like a low battery.
sabunim5
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Sorry to take so long. When you looked into it, 1) was it do able and 2) have you done it to yours yet :dontknow:
In my case I already ran wiring up the the back of the instrument cluster from the battery to install a PC-8 auxiliary fuse panel, so I just wired the voltmeter to the panel ground and fused the + side.
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