klr650vsxr650l

[Mark Lewis]

I just wish Honda would import the NX650 or the Transalp. I really like the Transalp. Mark Lewis

[Keith]

All, I recently went on a campaign to increase the frontal visibility of my A7 (196 Watts). I replaced the 110 watt H4 with a 55 watt PIAA super white in order to gain enough wattage to add a pair of fork mounted 35 watt projector fixtures (70 watts), then I did the 1157 conversion on the front turn signals (8 more watts). I traded out the rear 1157 for a 1/3 watt 42 LED cluster. I estimate the instrument cluster at another 5 watts. I don't have a clue how many watts that the engine ignition system draws. My question to any of you with prior experience, am I looking at a fried alternator in my future. I don't plan on running anything else other than what I have listed. Thanks, Keith W.

[Jim Ousley]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Keith " wrote:

> All, > > I recently went on a campaign to increase the frontal visibility of

my A7

> (196 Watts). I replaced the 110 watt H4 with a 55 watt PIAA super

white in

> order to gain enough wattage to add a pair of fork mounted 35 watt

projector

> fixtures (70 watts), then I did the 1157 conversion on the front

turn

> signals (8 more watts). I traded out the rear 1157 for a 1/3 watt

42 LED

> cluster. I estimate the instrument cluster at another 5 watts. I

don't have

> a clue how many watts that the engine ignition system draws. My

question to

> any of you with prior experience, am I looking at a fried

alternator in my

> future. I don't plan on running anything else other than what I

have listed.

> > > Thanks, > Keith W.

The ignition system on the KLR650 has its own winding on the stator and draws no power from the charging system. This allows the KLR to be bump started with a dead battery or even with a completely inoperative charging system. The alternator on a KLR is a magnetic rotor turning inside a coil of wire(stator). This type of charging system has no way of varying the amount of power the stator delivers to the charging system. The stator is putting out as much power as it can full time. So the rectifier/voltage regulator controlls the voltage by shunting any excess power to ground. So, no you will not burn up the alternator. The alternator is running full tilt anyway. But if you draw more power from the electrical system than the charging system can provide than you will be discharging the battery. Jim Lexington, Ky

[Jim Ousley]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Keith " wrote:

> All, > > I recently went on a campaign to increase the frontal visibility of

my A7

> (196 Watts). I replaced the 110 watt H4 with a 55 watt PIAA super

white in

> order to gain enough wattage to add a pair of fork mounted 35 watt

projector

> fixtures (70 watts), then I did the 1157 conversion on the front

turn

> signals (8 more watts). I traded out the rear 1157 for a 1/3 watt

42 LED

> cluster. I estimate the instrument cluster at another 5 watts. I

don't have

> a clue how many watts that the engine ignition system draws. My

question to

> any of you with prior experience, am I looking at a fried

alternator in my

> future. I don't plan on running anything else other than what I

have listed.

> > > Thanks, > Keith W.

The ignition system on the KLR650 has its own winding on the stator and draws no power from the charging system. This allows the KLR to be bump started with a dead battery or even with a completely inoperative charging system. The alternator on a KLR is a magnetic rotor turning inside a coil of wire(stator). This type of charging system has no way of varying the amount of power the stator delivers to the charging system. The stator is putting out as much power as it can full time. So the rectifier/voltage regulator controlls the voltage by shunting any excess power to ground. So, no you will not burn up the alternator. The alternator is running full tilt anyway. But if you draw more power from the electrical system than the charging system can provide than you will be discharging the battery. Jim Lexington, Ky