DC conversion for banshee-based motorcycle

[xander450]

Hey there! Hoping to get some advice on wiring my banshee-engine'd motorcycle project.

 

I've drawn up a wiring diagram that I *think* does what it's supposed to do. As you can see, the lighting ground is isolated from the frame, whereas the stator/igntion-side ground utilizes the frame. Can one of you electrical geniuses have a look and let me know if I've wandered off the farm here?

 

 

And for anyone who's curious, this is what all that is for... it's sort of a TZ350 replica with a lot of modern gear. Still lots to be done of course. You'll notice that's a banshee motor stuffed in there.

 

 

Thanks!

Alex

[NYUK]

that looks like its gonna b a fun ride.

[Dicklez]

Are you going to ground the frame from the battery as well? I think you would want to if your gong to try and charge the battery with the stator. According to your print it should work.

[xander450]

Are you going to ground the frame from the battery as well? I think you would want to if your gong to try and charge the battery with the stator. According to your print it should work.

 

Picklez... that's exactly the sort of thing I'm trying to figure out if I've mapped correctly. My understanding was that I needed to either isolate the stator side or the lighting side from frame ground - so as drawn, the battery has no connection to frame ground; all grounding in the lighting circuit, including the battery, is floated. Thoughts?

[Dicklez]

Duh I wasnt thinkin that the stator is putting out AC. See if this helps.

DC conversion

[vifferman]

Or you could buy an Rz350

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rz350

 

 

http://motors.shop.ebay.com/Motorcycles-/6024/i.html?_nkw=RZ350&_catref=1&_fln=1&_trksid=p4506.c0.m282

 

Home projects are always better. Looks great, let us know how it goes.

Edited August 23, 2011 by vifferman

[xander450]

Or you could buy an Rz350

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Home projects are always better. Looks great, let us know how it goes.

 

Ha, yes, buying an RZ would be both easier and cheaper... but then it wouldn't be anything like a TZ350, which is basically what I'm attempting to replicate:

 

 

Anyway, why build an ATV that can ride over sand dunes when you can just take a car on the highway and go around them?

[wfobasheeboy]

That is how I wired my DC system.

[ionroller]

what kind of reg/rect are you using?

 

Stock stator?

[Dicklez]

Think you can use a stock YFZ reg/rect.

[xander450]

The reg/rect is this:

 

http://www.amazon.com/SPORTS-Universal-Regulator-Rectifier-01-154-16/dp/B003CJAPXI

 

Stator is Ricky (I know, I know, came with the motor), which I believe already has a floated ground, insofar as there are two yellow wires coming out of it that have no continuity to black or frame ground, but which have almost infinite continuity to each other. That wouldn't be true of a high-output stator with two separate output circuits, correct?

[Snopczynski]

Dont use that reg/rec from Amazon. We had a couple of them go bad. Use the Trail Tech one.

 

 

What size battery are you going to be running?

[wfobasheeboy]

Dont use that reg/rec from Amazon. We had a couple of them go bad. Use the Trail Tech one.

 

 

What size battery are you going to be running?

 

 

X2X2 on the trail tech one!

[Buckwheat]

X2X2 on the trail tech one!

 

Where is the best place to get a high output stator?

 

Wheat

Edited August 24, 2011 by Buckwheat

[xander450]

Thanks for the advice Snopczynski... unfortunately, a little late, it's sitting on my workbench as I type. Guess I'll run it til it goes. I actually chose that one over the Trail Tech bc the TT was only rated to 150W whereas this one was rated to 200W. I sent Trail Tech an email a few weeks ago asking if they had an appropriate reg/rect for a 200W stator, and didn't get a peep back from them (note to vendors: why have an email if you don't intend to use it?).

 

Battery.... I usually do fine with 6Ah on my RD350s - that seem about right to you?

 

Btw Snopczynski, I was hoping you'd wander in to this forum since I believe you've written a lot on DC conversions in here. What'd you think of the wiring scheme - do the grounds look properly placed?