Banshee_LE Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 I want to add a battery on my Banshee, because I want to run a TrailTech Vapor computer. Now can a battery be added using the stock regulator, or should I buy an aftermarket one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedd1 Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 You can run the stock stator but you will have to run a rectifier of some sort as the stock setup output is AC current and you will have to convert to DC to run a battery. Take a look >HERE<. This procedure will work with a stock stator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowit Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 You can run the stock stator but you will have to run a rectifier of some sort as the stock setup output is AC current and you will have to convert to DC to run a battery. Take a look >HERE<. This procedure will work with a stock stator. As stated, you will need a regulator/rectifier to run a battery. The battery will act as a capacitor to further smooth ripple voltage. Make sure to fuse your battery right at the + terminal for safety purposes. Brandon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopczynski Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 (edited) You can run a split ac and dc system or convert to 100% dc. Either way you need a regulator/rectifier to do the job. I got a battery, mount, and reg/rectifier setup for a banshee. Its a nice odyssey battery too. It goes in place of where your airbox would be ( I run a 2 into 1 carb with a pod filter), I built it for my bike, but its just been sitting in my shop. It will work off a stock stator, but you may find more output is desired. If you run the split system you have to keep your stock regulator on the bike also. Edited May 18, 2007 by Snopczynski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majicmike Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 http://www.dunereview.com/electricalupgrade-1.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopczynski Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 Ok lets do this. How much do you want to spend on the electrical upgrade, and what do you want to achieve from it? Answer that and we can think of the best way to attack it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowit Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 http://www.dunereview.com/electricalupgrade-1.htm I am real curious if you have done this or had problems installing a reg/rect on your ride? We have never experienced a need to float ground to the reg. That sounds like a ground loop problem that was cured by doing that. Those grounds are direct link to chassis and chassis referenced to ground so in effect you are adding a neutral. Interesting. I don't see any harm in doing it but I also don;t see a need unless ground looping is a problem. I simple diode will fix all of that. Brandon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopczynski Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 (edited) A diode will create a .7 volt voltage drop acrossed it. Regulator rectifiers depending on manufacturers may or may not create a loss. Most importantly though is that the signal is full wave rectified to dc and regulated correctly at the proper voltage. So just running a diode and the stock regulator for dc will not regulate optimally. I have done a full dc conversion, and a split ac/dc conversion also. Right now my stator is full ac, but my grounds been floated and is grounded on my clutch cable retainer on the case till I get my battery put in. The dune review conversion was done the recommended way that trail tech and Ricky stator will tell you to convert to dc. There is publishings on trail techs site also. Edited May 19, 2007 by Snopczynski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowit Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 A diode will create a .7 volt voltage drop acrossed it. Regulator rectifiers depending on manufacturers may or may not create a loss. Most importantly though is that the signal is full wave rectified to dc and regulated correctly at the proper voltage. So just running a diode and the stock regulator for dc will not regulate optimally. I have done a full dc conversion, and a split ac/dc conversion also. Right now my stator is full ac, but my grounds been floated and is grounded on my clutch cable retainer on the case till I get my battery put in. The dune review conversion was done the recommended way that trail tech and Ricky stator will tell you to convert to dc. There is publishings on trail techs site also. I think I was misunderstood on that last post. The diode would simply correct any ground loop issues you might have by not floating a ground. The full bridge rectifier will induce voltage increase when tested with an RMS meter because of RMS not capturing the peak voltage of the sinusoidal AC wave. Thus if you have 12.5V AC, you would end up with about 19V of DC before regulation. There is always more than one way to skin a cat. Brandon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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