Charging system
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Charging system
At the end of the riding season there's going to be some things I want to update and/or repair. One thing that bugs the hell out of me is the lackluster performance of the charging system. It's charging but it's got the 22 amp set up and I want to jump up to a 32 amp system. Now the main breaker is a 30 amp so can I assume that when I put in a 32 amp system I'll change the main breaker out to a 40 amp?
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I would just leave it at 30 amps. At full output, IF you get 32 amps, and IF the battery was totally dead (how did it start, then?), the bike is going to be using more than 2 amps, so the chances of it tripping the breaker charging the battery are pretty slim.
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At the end of the riding season there's going to be some things I want to update and/or repair. One thing that bugs the hell out of me is the lackluster performance of the charging system. It's charging but it's got the 22 amp set up and I want to jump up to a 32 amp system. Now the main breaker is a 30 amp so can I assume that when I put in a 32 amp system I'll change the main breaker out to a 40 amp?
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Edit: I tested the output while running and at idle it puts out 13.3 volts, 13.8 if I increase the rpm a little. The battery looks new whether it is or not I don't know but it load tests fine.
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