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[Dorset Shed]

Hi,

How do I find Pete at dynamo conversions? Is it 'Googleable' because I cannot find anything.

Ta

[Mark M]

Pete is at http://www.dynamoregulatorconversions.com and you'll have hours of fun browsing the products!

REgards, Mark

[Carl C]

Hi Pecon, because my poor yellow headlight could not show me the way on the ride to work and home again I decided to buy the (part No 92099) NEOLITE with PHILIPS MOTOVISION BULB. The difference was staggering and I can see the road in front of me except for the odd occasion I get a very bright white light from an oncoming vehicle. This is especially important now the roads are wet and shiny here in the West Country. I can safely say it exceeded my expectations. My bike is a 1996 Bullet 500 with 12 volt electrics.

[Scalyback]

Hi Carl, I did the same with a 1994 bullet. I never checked the wiring diagram that said 40W headlamp and put a 60 (or 65W?) motovision bulb in. The effects were stunning. The light was white for a few weeks before the regulator burnt out on the way home in the dark.

[Carl C]

Thanks for the warning Scalyback, I had not thought about the wattage as an issue for the charging system. Fortunately my bike has run a 60/55W headlamp for the last eight years without a problem, so I can only guess it was configured to run the higher wattage lamps by design.

[Pecon]

Carl C, thanks for that information, it sounds like the way to go if LED's don't pan out. I had a HID conversion which claimed to run at 35w but when connected had the same effect as the halogen and would not allow the charging system to charge to 12 volts. I also tried it on a 12 volt Triumph with the same result. I've not heard anything back from Dynamo Regulator conversions yet so probably best to ring at this time of year. I would prefer to go the LED route if possible as I only use the bike in day light.

[Adrian]

The alternative is, of course, to replace ageing Indian alternators on the pre '99 models if they're no longer up to the job with a decent alternator, eg Lucas RM21 or Sparx SPX005, not to mention the three phase models, which would happily power ALL a Bullet's electrical needs, including our hosts' fancy Philips Motovision H4 bulbs.



Obviously this is the more expensive option, even with the cost of some LED headlight conversions, so it's a question of how good an individual bike's charging system is and how much £££ the owner wants to spend on upgrades.



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[JTL]

This summer I fitted a Lucas RM24 stator (3-phase 10,5 amp) to sort my problem with too little power. My headlight and ignition coil use a lot of power. I can now run the Neolite/Motovision headlight without stressing the charging system and nightriding has become fun again. Not to mention the power for kick starting. It's not a cheap swap, but it's worth the money... regards Jacob

[simon]

Its interesting to here how the regulator failed with the higher demand. Im reminded of a time when I upgraded an old 6v Renault 4 to an 8 volt battery which just required a 4 cell rather than a three cell lead acid battery. As I was warned would happen all the bulbs that had been running on 6v blew within seconds but once they were replaced with new 6v bulbs there were no further failures. Lights were bright and the wipers worked and the starter motor was a revelation! I wonder therefore if a new regulator would be fine with the additional load where the old one failed?

[simon]

Oh for anmedit facility! It is obviously interesting to hear.