before riding this year I wanted to knock out some of the bigger work to the wing.
and one thing I wanted to do was this new style regulator.
I want to stress before going into this modification that my stator checked out fine, and I wasnt expecting more wattage output.
searching the internet I found alot of info on the FH012AA shindigen R/R's. I also found that the prices almost doubled on ebay once people found a use for these.
for me being on a budget, money is usually the deciding factor in most modifications.
so after a bit of hunting I found my donor regulator.. a FH011AA
this thing has huge cooling fins but has the same characteristics as the FH012AA except its rated 50amp.
even though I know my stator will only do 30amps and I used a 30amp fuse I figuer this thing should never even break a sweat.
this weekend, the last thing I did finishing off the bike was install this regulator. and I gotta say I am impressed.
just below 1000 rpm my volt meter stays just a hair above the 12 volt mark..
seems no matter what I do for lights and rpm the voltage stays very constant.
it climbs to just around 13-14 volts while cruising down the road and doesnt fall below 12 at an idle.
also as a note to anyone who might question doing this mod... the old regulator is still on the bike... just unplugged and can be hooked back up on the side of the road with minimal tools, just be disconnecting the new one and plugging in the old.
oh and by the way... 30 mile or so into a ride I stopped and stuck my hand into the luver in the fairing lower and touched the regulator.... cool as can be.
no wasted energy there...
I'm a happy camper again... back on the road!
and one thing I wanted to do was this new style regulator.
I want to stress before going into this modification that my stator checked out fine, and I wasnt expecting more wattage output.
searching the internet I found alot of info on the FH012AA shindigen R/R's. I also found that the prices almost doubled on ebay once people found a use for these.
for me being on a budget, money is usually the deciding factor in most modifications.
so after a bit of hunting I found my donor regulator.. a FH011AA
this thing has huge cooling fins but has the same characteristics as the FH012AA except its rated 50amp.
even though I know my stator will only do 30amps and I used a 30amp fuse I figuer this thing should never even break a sweat.
this weekend, the last thing I did finishing off the bike was install this regulator. and I gotta say I am impressed.
just below 1000 rpm my volt meter stays just a hair above the 12 volt mark..
seems no matter what I do for lights and rpm the voltage stays very constant.
it climbs to just around 13-14 volts while cruising down the road and doesnt fall below 12 at an idle.
also as a note to anyone who might question doing this mod... the old regulator is still on the bike... just unplugged and can be hooked back up on the side of the road with minimal tools, just be disconnecting the new one and plugging in the old.
oh and by the way... 30 mile or so into a ride I stopped and stuck my hand into the luver in the fairing lower and touched the regulator.... cool as can be.
no wasted energy there...
I'm a happy camper again... back on the road!
