Re: [ST] Stebel Nautilus/ Rolo Bad Boy

[John Ulizzi <jaulizzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rich, 

you and everyone else are right of course, dont know
why i had such a mental block to it....I will just use
the relay...

John


--- Rich Marcus <rich.marcus@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> John,
> 
> I, too, purchased one of these puppies for one of my
> winter upgrade
> projects.  What finally got me to do it was a good
> review of it in the
> November edition of Motorcycle Consumer News.  In
> it, the various
> contributing editors, in the "Holiday Buyer's
> Guide", suggest various things
> that they recommend.  The horn was one of them. BTW
> - I really trust these
> guys' opinions.
> 
> Coincidentally, while contemplating the horn's
> installation, I remember
> Emile had posted some pictures of this installation
> behind the right-hand
> fairing and above the radiator, IIRC.
> 
> So, I went searching for them, and re-found the link
> to them.  (Emile to the
> rescue, once again.  Thank you!!!)
> 
> http://piloot.smugmug.com/gallery/1338993/1/63153199
> 
> 
> As for not using a relay (which was included with
> the horn I purchased from
> a company in Rhode Island called Twisted Throttle;
> www.twistedthrottle.com),
> it seems a little risky in terms of any problems
> that might cause, versus
> going to the extra effort of installing it.  
> 
> I'm certainly no electronics whiz, but it would seem
> to me that even with
> "pulsing", during that pulse, the current has to go
> from 0 Amps to 18 Amps.
> (18 Amps is what I took directly from the Stebel
> page for the technical
> specs for the horn.)  0-to-18 Amps is one helluva
> current surge in my book,
> and would make me question what I might be damaging
> over time.
> 
> Rich M.
> 
> '01 ST
> Los Angeles, CA
> 
> 
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