broncbob Posted January 20, 2010 Report Posted January 20, 2010 Has any one tried the stator from lazerstar? Good, bad? I want to run a set of hids in the stock location. Yes I know that I'll have to do a DC conversion. Quote
Ingram306 Posted January 20, 2010 Report Posted January 20, 2010 Seems kinda pricey for that stator... Its 250w and Lazer Star wants $330 for it plus another $40 for the 150w voltage regulator. Im looking for a stator myself but that a lot of clams i think Quote
Snopczynski Posted January 20, 2010 Report Posted January 20, 2010 Has any one tried the stator from lazerstar? Good, bad? I want to run a set of hids in the stock location. Yes I know that I'll have to do a DC conversion. You have to run a battery or a capacitor as well. Quote
broncbob Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Posted January 20, 2010 You have to run a battery or a capacitor as well. I was planing to find one off of a 450R, I have hids on my 450R, so I know it works. Quote
Snopczynski Posted January 20, 2010 Report Posted January 20, 2010 why dont you just buy a small battery? You dont have to use on off of a quad. It doesn't even have to be rated to start the bike, it just has to run the lights. Quote
broncbob Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Posted January 21, 2010 why dont you just buy a small battery? You dont have to use on off of a quad. It doesn't even have to be rated to start the bike, it just has to run the lights. I tried that with my Honda, and found it to be a huge pain in the ass. Quote
Snopczynski Posted January 21, 2010 Report Posted January 21, 2010 Well I did that with my bike, and I have been running it in a custom mount I built for 2 years with zero problems. Quote
broncbob Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) Well I did that with my bike, and I have been running it in a custom mount I built for 2 years with zero problems. My Honda had a very small battery from a emergency exit light on it, it was supposed to help with flicker at idle. It was a pain to find a spot for, and with some testing it turns out that mine don't flicker at idle when fully warm. I used the bike to charge the battery. Trouble with that was there isn't any amp regulation, so it cooks the battery on long rides, even when running the lights. To run the lights just off the battery, the trouble there is that thing going dead on one of our night rides. My crew will dune all night on a good night, that's a lot of draw on the battery. The next problem is how do I charge it for the next night of riding? You can't just hook it to the truck battery and fire up the truck, the amp out put on the truck will fry it in no time flat. Edited January 21, 2010 by broncbob Quote
jbooker82 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Posted January 21, 2010 Your regulator / rectifier should dump the excess electricity off as heat, before it cooks the battery. Some thing isn't right. Quote
broncbob Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) Your regulator / rectifier should dump the excess electricity off as heat, before it cooks the battery. Some thing isn't right. The trouble with the small battery is the extremely low amps they are supposed to be charged at. Most motorcycle battery types I have worked with call for no more than two amps when charging. The battery I was using was supposed to charged at around a half a amp. My Honda is the R model, it's not supposed to charge a battery. Edited January 21, 2010 by broncbob Quote
Snopczynski Posted January 21, 2010 Report Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) Is this a Honda 450R? Did it come with a factory dc reg/rec, or is it an AC regulator on the bike? Are you good with electrical? If we walk you through checking this thing out, and ask you questions, are you going to know what we are talking about? Edited January 21, 2010 by Snopczynski Quote
broncbob Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Posted January 21, 2010 Yes my Honda is a R model, yes it has a reg/rec. I don't believe the electrical is malfunctioning on it at all. It just wasn't meant to charge a very small 12 volt battery. You have to cut into the harness at the cap to pick up the hot wire, and then you pull from any chassis ground. http://cgi.ebay.com/AGM-12V-7-5AH-Battery-NEW-SLA1075-7-5-AH-12-V_W0QQitemZ200421735323QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2eaa10fb9b This is close to the battery I was running, it's just supposed to keep the lights from flickering at Idle, that's it. Quote
Snopczynski Posted January 21, 2010 Report Posted January 21, 2010 What is a "CAP"? You didn't answer any of the question I asked in my last post. You still just told me it was a Honda R, you didn't specify if it was a 450R. I need answers before I can help you. Quote
broncbob Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Posted January 21, 2010 It's a 450R, 05 model The "cap" is the capacitor in the electrical system. Quote
Snopczynski Posted January 22, 2010 Report Posted January 22, 2010 Ok, well are you going to answer the rest of the questions? Quote
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