Cycle Electric Rectifier
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Cycle Electric Rectifier
Installing a Cycle Electric Kit on my 1976 FLH, bike is stock. If anyone has installed one of these Can you give me a little guidance. Rectifier #CE-605 has a wire going to stator, another wire, yellow tip, goes to circuit breaker, third wire goes to ground. Original rectifier had two wires, one to stator, the other goes to positive battery terminal . On the cycle electric rectifier does the yellow tip wire go to positive battery terminal or go into cone and attach to points. Does the wire marked grd get grounded to frame? The directions are not very clear about this. Thank you for any help.
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Installing a Cycle Electric Kit on my 1976 FLH, bike is stock. If anyone has installed one of these Can you give me a little guidance. Rectifier #CE-605 has a wire going to stator, another wire, yellow tip, goes to circuit breaker, third wire goes to ground. Original rectifier had two wires, one to stator, the other goes to positive battery terminal . On the cycle electric rectifier does the yellow tip wire go to positive battery terminal or go into cone and attach to points. Does the wire marked grd get grounded to frame? The directions are not very clear about this. Thank you for any help.
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Thanks for help! I have the factory service manual and followed the wire. But as a DIYer I was thrown by the circuit breaker reference. Contacted the company, nice people, Carl called me back and answered my questions. His suggestion was to put an inline fuse on the wire connecting to positive battery terminal. Another problem solved.
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Years ago the factory used to connect the rectifier to the positive battery post (or the fusible link that was connected to the positive post), then they changed to connecting it to the silver stud on the main circuit breaker.
In the early `90s they changed again, to connecting the wire to the copper stud on the main circuit breaker, and I think this is the way Cycle Electric says to do it, even on the earlier bikes.
My `89 Softail originally came with the rectifier connected to the silver stud (output side) on the main breaker, but when I replaced the voltage regulator (3 times so far) the Cycle Electric instructions specifically said to connect it to the copper (input side) of the main breaker.
In the early `90s they changed again, to connecting the wire to the copper stud on the main circuit breaker, and I think this is the way Cycle Electric says to do it, even on the earlier bikes.
My `89 Softail originally came with the rectifier connected to the silver stud (output side) on the main breaker, but when I replaced the voltage regulator (3 times so far) the Cycle Electric instructions specifically said to connect it to the copper (input side) of the main breaker.
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Years ago the factory used to connect the rectifier to the positive battery post (or the fusible link that was connected to the positive post), then they changed to connecting it to the silver stud on the main circuit breaker.
In the early `90s they changed again, to connecting the wire to the copper stud on the main circuit breaker, and I think this is the way Cycle Electric says to do it, even on the earlier bikes.
My `89 Softail originally came with the rectifier connected to the silver stud (output side) on the main breaker, but when I replaced the voltage regulator (3 times so far) the Cycle Electric instructions specifically said to connect it to the copper (input side) of the main breaker.
In the early `90s they changed again, to connecting the wire to the copper stud on the main circuit breaker, and I think this is the way Cycle Electric says to do it, even on the earlier bikes.
My `89 Softail originally came with the rectifier connected to the silver stud (output side) on the main breaker, but when I replaced the voltage regulator (3 times so far) the Cycle Electric instructions specifically said to connect it to the copper (input side) of the main breaker.
I get to play with this in a few weeks when the current build starts gelling up. Guy wants to us all Moto Gadget electrics and components , CE charging system with the big regulator and a small Antigravity lithium battery I'm tucking into the rear fender so I can hide the electrics in the pocket of a modified horseshoe oil bag. Going to be entertaining seeing how this all will float out.
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Because I am Clumsy, I have accidently grounded the plus side of Battery, by pinching the Regulator lead to battery, putting bike on Lift!!! Dumb, but, Happens...to Me.
Now I run regulators to the (protected/output) side of Main.. if I screw up, it only pops the Breaker!!
Edit; Have Never seen more than the 3 Wires on a Shovel Regulator..Gozinta= AC, 2 wires from Alternaror, Gozoutta= the charging lead to Plus side of Battery..I always trusted the Grounding of the Regulator "body".. for dumping excess!!
Now I run regulators to the (protected/output) side of Main.. if I screw up, it only pops the Breaker!!
Edit; Have Never seen more than the 3 Wires on a Shovel Regulator..Gozinta= AC, 2 wires from Alternaror, Gozoutta= the charging lead to Plus side of Battery..I always trusted the Grounding of the Regulator "body".. for dumping excess!!
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