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Battery LED

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Just a quick question...has anyone installed one of those Kurakyn battery guages that shows the status of the battery charging (or not) process? I am thinking of getting one to make sure my charging system is working properly. I installed an Electrex Stator and an OEM regulator/rectifier a little more then a year ago. Would it be a waste of bucks or piece of mind. :)


The cost from Dennis Kirk is about $35.00+
tax or thereabouts.

Scud
 
It's your $, so do as you please. But, since you've already gone and upgraded the electrical problem that our bikes are notorious for, I see no reason to do it. You could easily buy a trickle charger for that, not to mention another battery. BTW I've not had to replace the stator or R/R on mine, yet.

Brad tt
 
Yea, I agree just wondering if the piece of mind would be worth the bucks. I realized that I had a charging problem only after I had to 'jump' the battery a few times so now everytime I turn the bike off I get this weird feeling in my stomach, at least until I hit the starter and it fires up... :? 8O
 
yes it is good to be informed!
kurakyn puts out two differant ones, one that is chrome and has a led scale and a hidden one that has a single led that can be mounted in the instrument cluster and indicates voltage by color and flashing at the extremes.
it is best to know you have a problem before you are stranded in the middle of no where with no way of starting the bike back up.
 
I installed a Kurakyn voltage gauge on my bike 2 years ago and I really like it. For me it was worth the 35 bucks, it told me when my regulator blew out and I had over 18 volts going to the battery. Luckily I was only a few blocks away from home and I turned around before any damage was done. the only problem I had was finding a good place to hook it up for a good reading, I first used the headlight circuit, but that seemed to vary to much, especialy when using the turn signals. Now I run it off the AUX fuse on the fuse panel, it never turns off, but it doesnt seem to draw very much current, any time the bike is home its on the trickle charger anyway.
So for me it was a good investment when compared to cooking a battery.
 
Thanks guys, that makes my decision easier. Now, how is the best way to wire it in, I mean where should I connect the wires?

Scud
 
BATTERY LED

BATTERY LED

HAVE ONE ON MINE
ALSO REPLACED THE R/R FROM DENNIS KIRK TO
LETS ME KNOW WHATS GOING ON
I HAVE EXTRA LIGHTS ON MINE AND I CAN CONTROL THEM INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER
SO I CAN MONITOR THE VOLTAGE AT ALL TIMES

GARY
 
Jeez....your right it is a bum link..hmmmm...sorry:? Anyway, that other one looks pretty trick!! But I think I'll stick with simplicity.

Scud
 
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This was talked about in another thread awhile back that I can't find. I've got one but it's not watertight, works good though.....Mike
 
alan said:
Let us know how it works!
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Got it today, those guys sure ship fast.

I think it is for inside a car. I plan to weather proof it a bit so rain does not get inside. It should fit neatly on the bracket with the Suzuki badge. I will need to make a small aluminum holder for it but I like it so far.
 
BATTERY LED

BATTERY LED

MOUNTED MINE ON THE HANDLEBAR TREE
WERE THE SUZUKI BADGE IS
USED VELCROW
WORKS FINE
 
Re: BATTERY LED

Re: BATTERY LED

GARYEIN1 said:
MOUNTED MINE ON THE HANDLEBAR TREE
WERE THE SUZUKI BADGE IS
USED VELCROW
WORKS FINE
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My Suzuki badge plate is a little too small for a direct mount, so I have to improvise a little. If you have the same one did you waterproof it? I was going to use RTV to seal some of the holes in the back
 
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