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Re: Dynamo ist not charging
« Reply #15 on: 02.10. 2016 17:56 »
Cheers fellas, not really bothered about the belt drive, LED lights or 12v as I want to keep the bike as original as possible.  The DVR2 was as much of a compromise as I'm willing to make, but the battery situation is driving me round the bend  *pull hair out*  I understand that to run 12v with Cyclons, you have to connect two units in series.  To keep to 6v, you connect the batteries in parallel which gives about 10 amps-ish.

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Re: Dynamo ist not charging
« Reply #16 on: 02.10. 2016 18:32 »
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I understand that to run 12v with Cyclons, you have to connect two units in series.  To keep to 6v, you connect the batteries in parallel which gives about 10 amps-ish.
That's correct. You  need to change the connectors too.

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Re: Dynamo ist not charging
« Reply #17 on: 08.03. 2017 11:54 »
Same problem as everyone.
Repolarising the dyynamo?How do you do that.
I also heard that the magnetism on the dynamo can go.How do you re-magnetise it.A diagram would be helpful.

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Re: Dynamo ist not charging
« Reply #18 on: 08.03. 2017 18:04 »
Same problem as everyone.
Repolarising the dyynamo?How do you do that.
I also heard that the magnetism on the dynamo can go.How do you re-magnetise it.A diagram would be helpful.

With the engine running faster than idle,  apply a jumper lead from battery live to Dynamo F, briefly. 

That will polarise it. Polarising is the same as restoring the tiny amount of magnetism in the dynamo.

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Re: Dynamo ist not charging
« Reply #19 on: 09.03. 2017 09:18 »
Battery 'live' is the non earth terminal right?
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Re: Dynamo ist not charging
« Reply #20 on: 09.03. 2017 09:39 »
Battery " live " is the terminal that doesn't  go to the frame (earth).
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Re: Dynamo ist not charging
« Reply #21 on: 09.03. 2017 12:11 »
Battery " live " is the terminal that doesn't  go to the frame (earth).

Thanks - that was probably bleeding obvious to everyone else except me.
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