> Dirty30 Dillon Wrote:
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> > el pollo Wrote:
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> > (LED's) do not get hot.
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> Very very false
sorry marc. tiny batteries are fine with modern r/r that half wave unit only regulates the positive side of the wave. easy to wire but only half the juice.
you have to know when and where you need this extra juice. my honda needs it to run without a battery. it will not run this way if you follow the manual. the ignition and lighting are connected to each other on that honda twin.
figure .2w each for the tail lights. .2w does not get hot. the 5w headlight that gets as hot as a incandescent turn signal is heat sinked and has a proper socket. the heat sink comes with the 1.40$ unit. those cob units do not get hot. they get warm. turn signal and running lights do not get hot. they are very efficient.
with led's they use so much less juice there is no reason to unground anything.
sorry that's not how the capacitor works. its the path to ground for ac current. it does not work like a battery regulating voltage. the capacitor I use is 63v run at 14.3v. capacitors store dc like a battery but pass ac through to ground. 22,000uf (or 22,000mfd) is a cheap audio part and works fine on bikes. yes it will work fine. look up the cost before you complain. compare it with the cost of the battery remembering that this part does not get damaged by being discharged. no tender ever. always works. even if you leave it dead all winter.