DC electrical System?

[leehuggy72]

Hello,

Regarding this topic is there a step by step idiots guide to doing this as i'm looking to go down this route too...

just don't want to feck my stator or pod/wassel unit up..

if its already on here, then apologies for being dum......

[firekdp]

If you can solder then it is simple. The only way you're going to "feck the pod" is if you connected a battery to it with the wrong polarity.
http://scooterotica.org/forum/viewtopic ... s&start=20

[Spud]

Firedkp
what sort of output would you get without doing the mod to the stator?

[firekdp]

If you mean using a podtronics reg/rec whilst the stator is still earthed, then the output would only be a half wave 13-14v pulse and equal to half the power of full wave.

[Spud]

so what does that mean in real terms, is that effectively what a standard set up is?
would this charge a battery with minimal load ( a fuel guage)
or would all the lights/horn run off the battery

cheers for your help
spud

[firekdp]

It wouldn't be enough power to run the lights brightly or keep the battery charged when the lights are on. If you don't want to mod the stator and want a battery to run minimal loads then you are better off with a Vespa reg with a B+ connection.

[Spud]

Would that just replace my existing regulator & connect into the loom & just connect the battery to the reg?

[firekdp]

Would that just replace my existing regulator & connect into the loom & just connect the battery to the reg?

Yes, it would connect in the same way as a standard vespa reg, leaving the B+ connector to feed the battery positive, earth the battery -ve and run accessories off the +ve via a fuse.

[Spud]

cheers

[byron]

Yes, it would connect in the same way as a standard vespa reg, leaving the B+ connector to feed the battery positive, earth the battery -ve and run accessories off the +ve via a fuse.

which is what I'm in the middle of fitting to mine. and also keeping the Minarelli rectifier I have been using for my tacho; so will end up with an AC circuit [for the standard lights], some battery DC charged from the vespa unit [for the horn, phone charger, any other accessories, maybe a spotlamp?] and rectified DC from the Minarelli [for my tacho], which is possibly over complicating it, but should have some options if something fails, and it's on my bike so i know what it's all for... In my recent rectifier tests a genuine Ducati P2 unit gave the best voltage readings.
[but I'm only fitting it in short sessions, until my fingers become too numb and my nose starts freezing up]