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Offline Sdsbassist

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Battery Eliminator
« on: February 09, 2014, 03:09:25 PM »
Anyone ever tried a Battery Eliminator capacitor like a lot of guys used in the old sportsters? The concept should be the same, correct?
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Gus, Austin, MN.
Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: Battery Eliminator
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2014, 04:07:17 PM »
It could work if you ran bare bones electrics, kick only and basic lights. Co-worker had that set up on his BSA chopper for a bit, he got tired of it quick fast and switched back to a battery. It barely had the jam for a headlight iirc, nothing like riding at night with piss poor lighting...
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Offline Bodi

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Re: Battery Eliminator
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2014, 06:20:40 PM »
This question comes up now and then. The capacitor battery eliminator only works with permanent battery dynamo or alternator systems - not with the induced field alternators in our bikes. No go.
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