Jump to content

Do we have to float the ground???


Recommended Posts

Hey guys....got to thinking about upgrading to LEDs up front. I know the banshee runs ac current. And I know LEDs run DC. My question is why do we have to float the ground in order to convert the power? Why won't just running a rectifier to convert the signal work? 

 

I only ask because that's how snowmobiles are. My sled runs ac current but is rectified to get it to output DC power to any accessories and the lighting circuit. Has anyone tried just running a rectifier?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Would actually like to NOT carry a battery. Just looking to run the lights when the bike is running. I do understand that they may flicker some at idle.....sleds do this too.......but honestly I don't hang out in the dark trying to run my banshee to light stuff up lol. I'm a trail guy.....so if my bikes running, it's not just sitting.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Floating the ground is easy.

 

You have 4 wires coming off most rectifiers, yellow, yellow, red, black.

First yellow goes to yellow on stator. 

Second yellow is floated ground. 

Red goes to + on battery

Black is ground.

 

It is also amazing how well google works for simple question that has been asked, documented and talked about for the past 20 years.

 

http://www.jlengineering.org/banshee-stator-dc-convers.html

 

 

or you could buy a dc convert stator from the albino.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

14 minutes ago, ZillaFreak said:

Floating the ground is easy.

 

You have 4 wires coming off most rectifiers, yellow, yellow, red, black.

First yellow goes to yellow on stator. 

Second yellow is floated ground. 

Red goes to + on battery

Black is ground.

 

It is also amazing how well google works for simple question that has been asked, documented and talked about for the past 20 years.

 

http://www.jlengineering.org/banshee-stator-dc-convers.html

 

 

or you could buy a dc convert stator from the albino.

 

Zilla....I totally agree with the search....I looked. Didn't really find many answers to using it without a battery. And my question more so is about the rectifier being not connected to stator but to the wiring harness (guess I forgot to mention that).

If a rectifier requires 4 wires (ac+, chassis ground, DC+, and DC-) then why could I not just run the rectifier off of the exhisting lighting harness to only change over the headlight circuit to a DC voltage?

Just a thought....

Link to comment
Share on other sites

A battery doesn't mean anything when doing DC. It is just a storage unit, it doesn't have to be there and nothing will change.

 

Follow that link I gave, it shows how to float the ground. You can hook up the rectifier to the wiring wiring harness, just needs to hook up to the correct wires from the stator.

The stator produces the AC power, just need a rectifier to convert to DC.

See below, just ignore the relay and breaker. 

Wiringdiagramdcconversion001.jpg

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...