Electrical experts, fall in! By FACE PLANT FOR LIFE (Read 305 times)

[FACE PLANT FOR LIFE]

So this probably doesn't seem like that big of an issue, but I've noticed that everything I have is run off a DC circuit. My headlight, running lights, and dash lights are all on the AC circuit. Is this normal? Also it appears that my dash lights flicker when I get a bump in the road...maybe a loose connection? I need new dashboard lights anyways..

PS: I'm also looking into replacing my turn signal bulbs with LED's. Is there anything I have to do to make them compatible with the relay flasher? This ad says that the LED's are offset, so I assume they will work

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[Bashan]

Most 50 to 150 scooters are split systems. The lights that come on with the key are DC and are mandated by DOT. This is your tail light, brake light, usually a couple running lights, and dash lights. The rest are AC and come on when the stator starts spinning. This makes it easy to run a wire, usually the yellow, to the R/R to regulate it, then run it to all kinds of lights. Then ground the light back to frame and boom, you've got a circuit. So yes, scooters run DC and AC at the same time. The AC side is actually grounding back to the stator and the DC to the battery. On many scooters you can unhook the battery while the bike is running and it will continue to run. That's why there is a killswitch, you have to kill the engine.

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on my 50 the everything but the turn signals brake light and horn is AC.

[Bashan]

That's because the white wire is dedicated to charging the battery. So that only leaves the AC yellow to run everything else. The more stuff you have coming on with the key the bigger the battery draw. I rewired my naked Bashan several times. Once, everything was AC except the red fused wire to the battery. One time I hooked everything up to the battery and didn't use the yellow at all. Both systems worked fine. In retrospect I feel like that stresses the R/R out but it held up OK. The R/R on my Bashans is an FLP and they seem to be indestructible. Not that I haven't tried.