Alternator and Regulator Question
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From: Phoenix
Think about it for a minute, take two if needed.
There's no protection for the regulator wire coming from the regulator.
That's about 3' of unprotected wire running along the bottom of the frame rail.
Putting it on the battery side will only protects the bike wiring after the breaker,
and protects the regulator if a wire shorts on the ignition side.
Putting it on the ignition side protects nothing.
There's no protection for the regulator wire coming from the regulator.
That's about 3' of unprotected wire running along the bottom of the frame rail.
Putting it on the battery side will only protects the bike wiring after the breaker,
and protects the regulator if a wire shorts on the ignition side.
Putting it on the ignition side protects nothing.
But what happens if you get a short to the headlight for example? If the regulator is connected to the ignition side wouldn't that negate the circuit breaker altogether if the shorted wire to the headlight continues to receive juice from the regulator?
I'm no Einstein, so correct me if I'm wrong, I'm just thinking out loud.
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back in the 70's when we blew an AGC fuse we would wrap it in foil from a stick of gum to get where we had to go...
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From: Phoenix
Back in the 80's in Iowa I was on a Yamaha 850 Special.
I blew the headlight fuse in the middle of the night on a deserted highway on my way home from a party.
I went to the fence line and removed a piece of bailing wire off a post by bending it back and forth. Stuck it in with the blown fuse and rode home.
I blew the headlight fuse in the middle of the night on a deserted highway on my way home from a party.
I went to the fence line and removed a piece of bailing wire off a post by bending it back and forth. Stuck it in with the blown fuse and rode home.
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It doesn't matter to what I am building (non-touring), but according to my 1996-1997 FSM and the factory parts book for the same year and 1999, all softails came with a 30a breaker. But, I have noticed quite a few places the books don't agree, so who knows. Again, thanks for the help guys. Y'all are great.