- Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:04 pm
#86369
I'm working out a charging system layout for my latest project and trying to work out how small a battery I can get away with. It's to go on a 12V AC/DC 350 bullet. I know they fit a 5.5Ah battery but I'm wondering if this is really overkill. I know you can do without one altogether but I like the security of being able to limp to a safe location, or at least have if the charging system fails.
The headlamps are AC, it wont be having flashers and I'm intending to use LEDs everywhere else (so a side, stop/tail and some dash backlights) which will draw next to nothing (calculate less than 1A). Just the ignition to account for.
I have a diddy little battery on my 612 bullet that will run all the lighting for 2 hours and fits inside an old tea-caddy air filter housing along with most of the wiring. Thing is that has a self-exciting ignition so it's only the LED lights it's running.
The headlamps are AC, it wont be having flashers and I'm intending to use LEDs everywhere else (so a side, stop/tail and some dash backlights) which will draw next to nothing (calculate less than 1A). Just the ignition to account for.
I have a diddy little battery on my 612 bullet that will run all the lighting for 2 hours and fits inside an old tea-caddy air filter housing along with most of the wiring. Thing is that has a self-exciting ignition so it's only the LED lights it's running.