Toprivetguns
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| posted on 12/8/12 at 05:23 PM |
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BEC Battery Charging
Evening all,
Now my engine is up and running properly I've been troubleshooting all my little snags. Because I have an electric reverse, im using a car
battery setup. Only problem is my rectifier is getting hot and the wires leading to are very HOT to the point of melting. So I can only assume the
alternator is trying its damn hardest to charge the battery.
So can I only use a bike battery now? How is everyone else with a BEC/electric reverse setup getting round this problem?
Thanks !
Only drive as fast as your angel can fly... !
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40inches
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| posted on 12/8/12 at 05:45 PM |
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I have both, bike battery + car battery for the reverse, charged via a smart relay so the circuits are separate, I also
keep the bike battery on a maintenance charge, with a smart charger, when in garage.
The main thing is to keep both batteries fully charged to give the alternator a fighting chance.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 12/8/12 at 05:48 PM |
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A car battery will provide a load greater than the bike engines alternator can support, expect it to fry!
You need to keep it at maximum charge to protect things.
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wylliezx9r
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| posted on 12/8/12 at 06:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
A car battery will provide a load greater than the bike engines alternator can support, expect it to fry!
You need to keep it at maximum charge to protect things.
You sure about that ? Been running a car battery ony zx9r (no mods) for 2 years, no problems at all.
To the op, is the battery definately ok ?
I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.
George Best
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/8/12 at 09:22 PM |
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The size of the battery isn't the heart of problem it is electric reverse drawing a huge ammount of current flattening the battery.
I suspect a goosed battery, first thing to do is get a a test done that measures the batteries volt drop under load.
[Edited on 12/8/12 by britishtrident]
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Toprivetguns
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| posted on 13/8/12 at 07:48 PM |
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The battery is fine, almost brand new. Thanks for all the advice so far, back to the drawing board !
Only drive as fast as your angel can fly... !
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wylliezx9r
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| posted on 13/8/12 at 08:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Toprivetguns
The battery is fine, almost brand new. Thanks for all the advice so far, back to the drawing board !
Still get the battery tested, I bought a new one for a motorbike a few years ago and it was knackered, you.never know how long they have been in
storage.
I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.
George Best
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daviep
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| posted on 13/8/12 at 09:01 PM |
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Do you have connectors in the rectifier wiring? If so then there's a good chance that this is where the heat in the wiring is being
generated.
Make sure the casing of the rectifier has a really good earth.
Upgrade to MOSFET controlled rectifier which will run much cooler.
Cheers
Davie
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