Monitor your charge

[HeadDoc]

Originally Posted by wrecker

well i read all of this and ended up disappointed ,fine while some might find the L.E.D. to be of help, others might just want the other modal that was mentioned , and to tell the truth there are a lot of folks out there that would not get any help from aether , i prefer to carry a cheap V.T.O.M. around 10.00 at most stores and it will tell me a hell of lot more then aether of the other 2 gages will , and i sure as hell would have liked to seen this go toward easy fix tips on the side of the road , witch i feel would help members more, anyone that rode dragon tail with me when ruffs bike took a shit in the middle of now where, can tell you how fast i got him running , and yes i did warn him that morning, that i thought his battery was low ..

that's true! it was fatbacks bagger and it made a hella bad pop when the regulator took a shit.

[CoolMaker]

Originally Posted by wrecker

well i read all of this and ended up disappointed ,fine while some might find the L.E.D. to be of help, others might just want the other modal that was mentioned , and to tell the truth there are a lot of folks out there that would not get any help from aether , i prefer to carry a cheap V.T.O.M. around 10.00 at most stores and it will tell me a hell of lot more then aether of the other 2 gages will , and i sure as hell would have liked to seen this go toward easy fix tips on the side of the road , witch i feel would help members more, anyone that rode dragon tail with me when ruffs bike took a shit in the middle of now where, can tell you how fast i got him running , and yes i did warn him that morning, that i thought his battery was low ..

The VOM is a great tool to check things out. I firmly feel that knowing when the bike quits charging will help you to get off the road safely, before the battery goes to low and makes the bike stop. Two different tools, each with a different purpose. The voltage gauge in then dash saved me last weekend when the regulator, just up and quit. Because I saw it quickly. If I had not had the fairing on with the gauge (red light would have told me the same thing)in it, I would not have seen it or known about it until the bike started acting up.. and then it would have been harder to get the bike home. The VOM, was very useful in determining whether it was the regulator or the stator. Stator checked out fine, so I installed another regulator and was off again without loosing all afternoon riding..

Yes, Wrecker, Fatback was a happy man that you found the alt wiring plug pulled out that morning. He still brags about you helping him out... :wink:

[Mungo]

Originally Posted by CoolMaker

Yes, Wrecker, Fatback was a happy man that you found the alt wiring plug pulled out that morning. He still brags about you helping him out... :wink:

Not to mention, we were deep in between to mountains. No one out of the few of us who stayed behind had any signal to call anyone for help.

You really bailed us out Rex.

[FATboy05]

Damn, ain't that some shit, this thread get moved to the "pig pen" then gets back ON TOPIC :lol:

WTG HZ!

[Squirrel]

Originally Posted by FATboy05

Damn, ain't that some shit, this thread get moved to the "pig pen" then gets back ON TOPIC :lol:

WTG HZ!

Just goes to show how good the rules we made work!

I split the good discussion part out and placed it here for further input and constructive discussion. :wink:

[softail]

No shit. Len and Fub got tossed in the pen? :shock: Are they the first? :catfight:

<EDIT> Gramer

[softail]

I like the idea but not how it works. I could be wrong, but just telling you the voltage is low, dont mean as much as telling me the charging system is out. Now if a light came on when the V/R went below a point and a different color if overcharging and one fore normal charging. Hmmmmm. Looks like I'm off to radio shack.

[CoolMaker]

I could be wrong, but just telling you the voltage is low, dont mean as much as telling me the charging system is out.

It would stand to reason that if the voltage dropped, the charging system is gone out, and that is what I want to know. If you really want to be able to watch it, put a voltage gauge on it and you will be able to detect overcharge as well.. :wink:

[softail]

Originally Posted by CoolMaker

If you really want to be able to watch it, put a voltage gauge on it and you will be able to detect overcharge as well.. :wink:

And no charge or...

Now thats what I was talkin. :grin:

Or aaahhhh

[CoolMaker]

Loss of charge is the part that is going to happen 98% of the time. Overcharge is only going to happen about 2%... With that said, the simple unit that Fubar posted about is allot better than nothing like the bike comes from the factory with... IMHO...