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I am lookiing at the fuse cover tonite I took off of my 1983 Aspencade to figure the same thing out. The Fuse Box under the False Tank is maxed at 50 amps. You currently have a rated capicity of 60 Amps, and that gives tou 10 Amps more. I use toggle switches to turn off my running lights. Even the Clarion Radio System alone can drain the battery across town. Wings are meant for Long Trips. Not Local Hops. There are some things you can do to protect and Maximize your stator life.
#1. Keep the Battery full of Acid, not distilled water. DO NOT OVERFILL. Check as driving conditions increases/decreases. Same On Oil/Coolant Levels and Changes.
#2. Cut, Solder, and heatshrink or use a quality Black Electrical Tape on the 3 yellow wires that connect to the stator on the left side closest to the battery. These connections usually get dirty easily, and loose it's grease due to the heat, and can melt the wires. Getting rid of the connector reduces the risk of intermittent Stator Connections, or ruining your stator.
#3 Do not exceed the 60 Amp Draw Rating (I believe per hour). Even on my 83 Aspencade, I can ride as I watch the voltmeter at 13 .5-14. 4, and I can turn on the radio, and loose one volt. At crusing speed, you loose little.
#4 Keep all connections either Hot or Grounds CLEAN. This reduces heat, and the overload discharges correctly. A really big task.
#5. In City Driving, Try to Gear down well before hitting the brake lights when you have to stop at a red light. (Keep a watch behind You). I have seen a 1 volt drop, Not Amperage, Loss, but I regain it when Speeding up, same as the radio.
#6. Use caution when the Voltage drops under 11.4 Volts. The Wing will not start.
#7. Install Toggle Swithches on all of your running lights. Really, you do not need anything but a Headlight, Taillight, and Blinkers in the daytime.
#8. Watch for cracked or frayed wires. If you find any, Replace any with the same guage wire using heatshrink and Solder them. Do NOT twist and tape, because this actuallly increases heat.
#9. Watch for shorted Grounded Running Lights and keep clean. This will also make your stator work harder. Seenms crazy, but I had a runnning light ground light go out, and I watched as it climed back up fast after I repaired it.
#10. Keep all of your fluid levels full. This includes Coolant, Oil, (Replase as nessary) Battery acid (Always remove battey when refilling and use eye protection). If your battery will not take a 2 amp per hour overnite charge and is not at 100% the next morning, Replace it, and or carry a spare. Do NOT Overfill the battery.
#11. Do not hold your Starter Button down over 5 seconds when srarting your enging. This is your 1st maximum draw, and can burn out your STARTER . Remember the 5 second rule.
Wait 15 seconds before you restart EVERY Time. Also, make sure you
ALWAYS start the Wing in Netural.
#12. Always use a battery tender (Trickle Charge when parked overnight.) The radio is hooked to the battery to retain memory, as a few other systems. And remember to always turn off your Kill switch and close your fuel petcock EVERY TIME you turn your engine off. Doing this (Kill Switch Off) will keep your coils cool if on Acessories listening to the radio if/while working on your GoldWing. Crazy, but true..
Doing these things above will help keep your Stator and Wing working well for many years to come. Most usually go out around 100,000 miles.
Good Luck,
Nightrider1
Lyrkin wrote:
hmmm...I have all the extra's on my gl1100 disconnected..simply to prolong the stator's life.
I guess what I should do is determine the load vs the available amperage then make a determination as to what needs/should be disconnected (?)