Mark said:LED's can be brighter than normal bulbs with a smaller current draw, my gsa has them and no problems.
Mark said:My wife's guzzi 850t4 can hardly power it's ignition system these days let alone it'sindicators! We've got some led after market jobbies to see if I know which way she's going instead of guessing!
More major than it being an old Guzzi, you mean?Lutin said:It sounds like the alternator and charging circuit is not up to the job, so an alternator rewind (to boost output) and a new MOSFET Reg/Rec would appear to be one solution. The LED indicators might help, but I think that there's a more major underlying problem.
Rubberchicken said:This sort of thing occasionally confuses people with modern bikes, especially the nearly electric cooker capable GSA.
Rubberchicken said:More major than it being an old Guzzi, you mean?
NickelArse said:Fitted them now to the AT with LED at the front too, all run from a digital relay also from Kellermann and it works faultlessly
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Recently i was thinking more electric blanket ooo oooRubberchicken said:750W, christ. Why is every GSA driver still messing around with petrol stoves then? Bring an electric kettle...
You could even run the chip pan off that. Hey Pete, ever thought of what to stick on the arse end of your other pannier?
Lutin said:And I see from their website that they warn about having to fit extra resistors to some makes of bike in order to ensure correct operation. Now I suspect that these resistors will have nothing to do with controlling the current through the LEDs but are required due the electrical setup of the bike's indicator circuits. I'll have to get hold of a suitable circuit diagram to have a butchers.
Lutin said:If that is the case I would be seriously thinking of getting the bike's electrics checked over by a bike sazzy auto-electrician. It sounds like the alternator and charging circuit is not up to the job, so an alternator rewind (to boost output) and a new MOSFET Reg/Rec would appear to be one solution. The LED indicators might help, but I think that there's a more major underlying problem.
Mark said:Its 32 years old with possibly around 250,000 on the clock so good chance it needs a new alternator! It still shows around 14v whern running however I'm aware its Amps that matter. Can't measure amps as easy coz I believe the measuring device has to be in series. Did read somewhere it could be done in parallel but a shunt was needed, that's where I lost the plot and had a cup of coffee instead!
Whealie said:Any ideas what would make turning the headlights on kill the indicators?