[dvnr] Amperage question, and gathering

[Daniel Sellers]

Dave
Your analysis is very perspective of you. While the ground from the battery to engine on a MkIII is substantial and is designed to carry the load of the starter is not suspect in this case, you may be right about the ground from the engine to the harness or to the headlight shell and or the podtronics voltage regulator. If I remember the story, Joe said that it took a while for the headlight to come on when charging and it continued to get brighter until it was at about 1/2 power. I'm pretty sure I asked him if he had a pilot light and I think he said either no or the pilot was not on.
Dan
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: David Behnken <davidebehnken at gmail.com>
To: Joe Matkowski <jmat1957 at gmail.com>
Cc: Daniel Sellers <dsellerspa at verizon.net>; DVNR email list <dvnr at casano.com>
Sent: Tue, Apr 2, 2019 11:02 pm
Subject: Re: [dvnr] Amperage question, and gathering

Dan with his background in electrical work and others with more hands on experience certainly know more than I do, but I've been told repeatedly that the most common cause of problems, especially the really bizarre ones such as this, is a bad ground connection.  
This might be a good diagnostics project at Frank's workshop meeting. (?) Just an idea.
David B
On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 9:01 PM Joe Matkowski via DVNR <dvnr at casano.com> wrote:

Podtronics.    And also have the very heavy cables on it (original electric
start works great ).



On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 7:08 PM Daniel Sellers <dsellerspa at verizon.net>
wrote:

> Joe
> I remember you telling me about the headlight problem just about the same
> time last year. I agree with Russ, solve the problem. Remember that on the
> MKIII there are two positive grounds (and two negative connections as
> well). There are the heavy leads for the starter and smaller leads for
> everything else. The long time debate is the fuse size. While many British
> bikes use a 35 amp fuse there has been a lot of debate about the comparison
> of the British 35 amp to the US 35 amp. I never worried about the
> difference but the "experts" say a US 25 would be equivalent to the British
> 35.
>
> Are you using a Podtronics or similar type voltage regulator.
>
> The "Gathering" is Sunday April 28.
>
> Dan Sellers
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Russ Hunt WQ3X via DVNR <dvnr at casano.com>
> To: Del Val Norton Riders <dvnr at casano.com>; Joe Matkowski <
> jmat1957 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tue, Apr 2, 2019 5:17 pm
> Subject: Re: [dvnr] Amperage question, and gathering
>
> Joe... Why not just solve the problem? Putting on band-aids will just
> prolong the agony at best.
>
> Russ in UBE
>
> --------------------------------------------
> On Tue, 4/2/19, Joe Matkowski via DVNR <dvnr at casano.com> wrote:
>
> Subject: Re: [dvnr] Amperage question, and gathering
> To: "Del Val Norton Riders" <dvnr at casano.com>
> Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 4:19 PM
>
> Hi all.
> Got my
> answer.
> I forgot there is the in line fuse
> on the negative side already.   35 amp.
> So
> just need to duplicate this on positive side ( I can’t get
> to the
> existing fuse, too far buried when
> battery is installed). I want to be able
> to
> just pull the cover, and pull a fuse to break the
> circuit.
> I’ll put a 35 or higher on this
> side, to act as my jumper.
>
> Still need date of gathering though.  Trying
> to make it this year.
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 3:44 PM Joe Matkowski
> <jmat1957 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> > Does anyone know what’s the maximum amps
> drawn on a 1975 MK3 (my Hi Rider)?
> >
> I’d like to put a fuse in line so I can break the circuit
> when charging it
> > with the battery on
> the bike.
> > If you all remember, I have a
> strange problem when charging, where the
> > Iights turn on (ignition and lights are
> off).  You can’t turn them off
> > until
> you disconnect the battery. Won’t even turn off just
> pulling the
> > charger off.  No one has
> been able to figure this one out.  Everything is
> > fine any other time. So throwing an in
> line fuse in, I could just pull the
> >
> fuse.   Just want to make sure I but a high enough fuse in
> (it’s not acting
> > like a fuse, more
> like a jumper in this case).
> > Also -
> what date is the gathering ?
> > Thanks,
> Joe
> >
> >
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