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  1. maydaverave

    Antigravity Batteries. 4 or 8 cell?

    It can not be destroyed everytime i take a test ride. Allowing me replace components and wiring then take a test ride without being stranded and having to buy a new battery.
  2. maydaverave

    Ultracapacitor

    I think this is practical for people who ride old bikes with character, ride every single day, or don't ride very often at all. The ultracap would be worst for someone who rides a bike with a rocksteady charging system once or twice a week.
  3. maydaverave

    Ultracapacitor

    I have three regulators and rectifiers including stock and an exspensive mosfet one. They all do the exact same thing. Work great for about six miles then become weak and erratic. I'm wanting to upgrade to a permanent magnet alternator but not sure when I'll have the time, money, and energy...
  4. maydaverave

    Ultracapacitor

    Another plus but one that doesn't apply to me. In a location with cold winters you can take it off your bike and put it on your car or truck to save your battery and have powerful cold weather cranking.
  5. maydaverave

    Ultracapacitor

    A bit bulky but bling!
  6. maydaverave

    Ultracapacitor

    I have been slowly upgrading my charging system but a major hurdle is it destroys batteries. So in looking for a battery that allows me to ride my bike for testing or when I'm just sick of wrenching on it i stumbled across this...
  7. maydaverave

    Antigravity Batteries. 4 or 8 cell?

    Lithium batteries shouldn't burn out your electrical system i think its more an old weak charging system destroying your lithium battery. If your charging system constantly runs at 14.1-14.5 volts even at idle then you should be fine with a lithium batterry. My charging system is erratic with...
  8. maydaverave

    Antigravity Batteries. 4 or 8 cell?

    It's not an ideal solution. It works but i was hoping it would help my bike at lower rpms. I think a lithium battery with a battery management system would be best. For as much as they charge for a lithium starter battery it should have low voltage cuttoff, and a regulated charging voltage that...
  9. maydaverave

    Antigravity Batteries. 4 or 8 cell?

    I think its rated for -50f. Its designed to start large engines in cold weather in tandem with a battery. I should literally be able to jumpstart a dump truck.
  10. maydaverave

    Antigravity Batteries. 4 or 8 cell?

    I have given up on lithium. I'm installing a 16volt 83 farad ultracapicitor. Pros, never wears out, charges and discharges as fast as you can put in or take out power. Cons looses stored power in a day or two.
  11. maydaverave

    Engine sometimes starts, always cranks, never runs

    I'm not sure how much you want to spend but I'm running the carbs from mikes xs. Some have had bad experiences but the work well on my bike. I had to use the gasket as a template to mill them to fit though.
  12. maydaverave

    1979 xs400 mosfet regulator rectifier theory

    I'm satisfied with my charging system for the moment. I'm hoping replacing the battery with an ultracapitor will make the most of a weak system. Ultra capacitors are close to 99% efficient at releasing and absorbing electricity. I'm trying to figure out comparing farads to amp hours to...
  13. maydaverave

    1979 xs400 mosfet regulator rectifier theory

    Wait I'm wrong it does ground excess current.
  14. maydaverave

    1979 xs400 mosfet regulator rectifier theory

    I'm pretty sure the mosfet turns off the current from the alternator and only shunts off tiny amounts of excess current generated faster than the mosfet can react, paired with an ultracapicitor which will absorb all excess current till fully charged should be interesting.
  15. maydaverave

    1979 xs400 mosfet regulator rectifier theory

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00PU4J7GY/ref=ya_st_dp_summary
  16. maydaverave

    1979 xs400 mosfet regulator rectifier theory

    Got tired of batteries ordered an ultra capacitor. Theoretical advantages: isn't hurt by over discharging, lasts forever, no charging current limit. Cons: if bike not used for a week needs to be charged. Or pair with small battery.
  17. maydaverave

    Engine sometimes starts, always cranks, never runs

    I like these briggs and straton ones, good fuel flow, 150 micron filtration, compact, buy them in ten packs for cheap...
  18. maydaverave

    1979 xs400 mosfet regulator rectifier theory

    Is it normal for the field coil alternator to deliver full voltage at idle? From what i understand the main way the mosfet rectifier regulator regulates power is by turning off power from the stator. Which is how most if not all permanent magnet systems funtcion. The advantages of mosfet versus...
  19. maydaverave

    1979 xs400 mosfet regulator rectifier theory

    I'm thinking lithium battery on a switch connected to a capacitor. Turn on battery energize field coil and electric ignition start bike turn off battery. Leave charging leads on battery and plug in every night.
  20. maydaverave

    1979 xs400 mosfet regulator rectifier theory

    almost all regulators are shunt i think. The 79xs400 modulates power through the field coil but it still shunts excess power. I would bet a mosfet unit is more efficient. Time will tell.
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