Battery

[QUOTE=GlobalRider;668094]If you remember, what kind of voltages are you getting during cruise RPM and at what ambient temperatures?

Does it follow the charts or is the voltage quite a bit higher?[/QUOTE]

Pretty close to the chart. Typically about 14v, + or - .1 or so.

[QUOTE=PGlaves;668088]And I know that the cheesy charging system on F650s over cooks batteries.[/QUOTE]

Swap it out for a MOSFET VR.

[url]http://www.roadstercycle.com/[/url]

Good info on why this is better here: [url]http://www.triumphrat.net/speed-triple-forum/104504-charging-system-diagnostics-rectifier-regulator-upgrade.html[/url]

[QUOTE=tommcgee;668133]Swap it out for a MOSFET VR.

[url]http://www.roadstercycle.com/[/url]

Good info on why this is better here: [url]http://www.triumphrat.net/speed-triple-forum/104504-charging-system-diagnostics-rectifier-regulator-upgrade.html[/url][/QUOTE]

I might do that some day. But right now I don't have an indication there is a real problem. I just had a battery of an unknown age fail. The voltage reading I am getting going down the road don't tell me it is overcharging. I haven't ridden the bike enough to know for sure how it is behaving. So, with a new battery I'll see what is going on and then decide whether it needs anything.

[QUOTE=PGlaves;668099]Pretty close to the chart. Typically about 14v, + or - .1 or so.[/QUOTE]

Thats OK.

Any ripple due to a bad diode?

[QUOTE=tommcgee;668133]Swap it out for a MOSFET VR.[/QUOTE]

He doesn't provide any specs.

[QUOTE=GlobalRider;668381]He doesn't provide any specs.[/QUOTE]

They're available from several sources.

[QUOTE=GlobalRider;668375]Thats OK.

Any ripple due to a bad diode?[/QUOTE]

Not that I have detected. But, I really haven't tried to seriously troubleshoot the details of the charging system because that never works well unless there is a good battery in the system - which there isn't yet. After about 2 days past when I expected the battery I ordered I inquired. And low and behold, the computerized "fulfillment" outfit messed up a bunch of orders over that weekend and Battery Stuff never got mine. So I talked to them over the phone and it is now headed here the fast way, with a free bonus T shirt to boot. I am not complaining at all about the service. Mistakes happen and then how you fix them is what matters.

Once the new battery arrives I will install it and then do a thorough check on the charging system but trying to do anything with a junk battery in there is futile.

[QUOTE=tommcgee;668389]They're available from several sources.[/QUOTE]

I didn't see anything concrete on his page.

For VR specs, I'd be looking for the regulated voltage at 27C or 80F and the voltage vs temperature slope from that point.

[QUOTE=GlobalRider;668419]I didn't see anything concrete on his page.

For VR specs, I'd be looking for the regulated voltage at 27C or 80F and the voltage vs temperature slope from that point.[/QUOTE]

That guy is one of many resellers selling a popular kit. I found this without too much trouble from the Shindengen website. More info is available directly from them by request.

[url]http://www.shindengen.com/resources/content/1/1/1/1/documents/FH012%20Data.pdf[/url]