HS/H 50 Lighting coils and magnet flywheel
- Thread starter Rapidrob
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A minibike engine is not a motor cycle engine. The amount of current the little 5-6.5 HP engines can put out that most folks can afford to buy is about three amps. The problem is the Voltage is not stable. As the engine speeds up/slows down, the voltages goes from about 6 volts to as much as 18 Volt AC, depending on the load on the electrics.
A diode or a full wave rectifier and a regulator is needed to keep the voltage at or around 13.5 Volts DC.
The lights may dim/go normal if no battery is used to maintain a constant voltage.
This battery can be very small if you use LED lamps for the head light and tail lights. If using the old type bulbs you will need a larger battery as they most certainly will draw all the amps the engine can produce.
Not using a diode or a full wave rectifier/regulator can and will damage your lighting system bulbs as the voltage will not be constant. At higher revs you will burn out the bulbs. ( uncontrolled AC voltage)
I've done a couple of articles here on how to do it where the lighting system will last a very long time.
A diode or a full wave rectifier and a regulator is needed to keep the voltage at or around 13.5 Volts DC.
The lights may dim/go normal if no battery is used to maintain a constant voltage.
This battery can be very small if you use LED lamps for the head light and tail lights. If using the old type bulbs you will need a larger battery as they most certainly will draw all the amps the engine can produce.
Not using a diode or a full wave rectifier/regulator can and will damage your lighting system bulbs as the voltage will not be constant. At higher revs you will burn out the bulbs. ( uncontrolled AC voltage)
I've done a couple of articles here on how to do it where the lighting system will last a very long time.
