Re: [St] [ST]alternator troubles

[Frederic NIZERY <frederic.nizery@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

HI Markus,

Thanks for the answer.

The only accessory is my pda w/ tomtom on it. I added the two relays to have
the two beams at the same time. I will probably add switches to control one vs two.
On our way back, I suppressed those additional relays. 

According to what I read on the net, it seems that at low speed the alternator has bad performances
because it's a permanent magnet one. But in our case, I was around 100km/h all the time. that is 
between 3000 and 4000 rpm. 

Regarding the fact that I had speedo problems since few months ago, the charging problems are not so new
to my bike. But I didn't have starting problems except perhaps one or two hesitant starting now that i am 
thinking about it.

I found out on http://www.triumphrat.net forums that alternator problems are not so rare.

I would need input on the way the stator coils are connected.

Fred

> Hi Frederic,

> What kind of accessories are you using? Loads of gadgets attached and it can
> be possible that the alternator can't charge the battery anymore. Especially
> while riding at a slow pace.

> Never heard of anyone with alternatorproblems on a Trumpet before. Are you
> sure that the wiring is all intact?

> Besides that, In the last years I found out that:
> Filling a maintenance free battery with water will damage it. Only normal
> batteries can be refilled!
> Charging a maintenance free battery with the wrong gear (charger) will also
> damage it.
> Jumpstarting batteries will shorten their lifespan, but is a good solution
> when nothing else is at hand.

> Please inform and I'll see what I can do.

> --Markus

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