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Hi Guys, I had a quick look at the archive but ......
After riding up the country on sets of 'Big Jim" Ever readys....I sprung for a manual and had a read up,....
Went out and got a 1 ohm 5 watt resistor and connected it across the Alt output wire.....9 volts as the book said.
Then onto tracing the wires......found the charge light relay ( chunky thing that it is) wired up wrong......sorted that out and suddenly charging and light goes off.......but wait....
As my Ducati had spat the dummy at the new arrival and would not start I had to use the Norton for work..... Its not too bad as a commuter bike...light, manoeuvrable and zippy.
After 2 days of this I noticed the charging light staying on.....
The battery is a two year old sealed one ....looks like a house alarm battery.
I saw a local post that said old Brit charging systems boiled the feck out of gel batteries and Motoplatt type ones.
I'm leaning towards getting a new YB9-B or 12N9-4B-1 or summit.....
Any thoughts....?
After riding up the country on sets of 'Big Jim" Ever readys....I sprung for a manual and had a read up,....
Went out and got a 1 ohm 5 watt resistor and connected it across the Alt output wire.....9 volts as the book said.
Then onto tracing the wires......found the charge light relay ( chunky thing that it is) wired up wrong......sorted that out and suddenly charging and light goes off.......but wait....
As my Ducati had spat the dummy at the new arrival and would not start I had to use the Norton for work..... Its not too bad as a commuter bike...light, manoeuvrable and zippy.
After 2 days of this I noticed the charging light staying on.....
The battery is a two year old sealed one ....looks like a house alarm battery.
I saw a local post that said old Brit charging systems boiled the feck out of gel batteries and Motoplatt type ones.
I'm leaning towards getting a new YB9-B or 12N9-4B-1 or summit.....
Any thoughts....?