Quote from: Rogue1970 on October 04, 2012, 10:30:02 pm

I am running a full size motorcycle/atv battery.  One battery model is YTX7L-BS.  This is a 7AH battery.  As long as you run a lower draw then the charging system, this modification should last a good long time without taxing the lighting coils.  OEM lighting coils put out around 80 watts max.  My LED light pulls 43watts, LED tail light pulls 3watts, and the LED Whip light pulls 5watts.  Figure around 50watts total draw with my system.

I've got the RS 120Watt coils, will the LED run off the AC system?

I assume I need to at least convert to DC to run the LED like you have even if I don't run a battery?

Thanks

Good question.  Yes, from what I've heard/read the LED's don't like AC power.  Direct DC?  It might work.  Once I get my engine running again I can check (pulled the battery for another quad since mine is down.)

is there a way to wire it to just charge a battery.

To just charge a battery, you would take the yellow/red tracer wire from the stator and the frame ground for the other RR input.  Then just run the Red+ and Black- wires to the battery.  This would charge the battery with no lighting. 

I'm not sure of the impact if you wanted to splice into the stator yellow/red tracer wire.  I would think that as long as your battery was not dead and wanting lots of amps/watts, then it should work.  This would let you charge a DC 12 volt battery and still run your lighting off of AC.

What? Do you want to have a portable battery charger when riding?