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DB Electrical

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Hopefully he has a column to indicate series vs shunt
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Its cmplete, with all rating, tollerances, everything...even has footnotes for any needed connection mods.....this guy lives in the sticks in washington State, but he's a whis with this stuf.....he also has other lists of compatibles like forks and such....
 
OldVet66 said:
I think I'll just stay in the Compu-Fire 55402 camp. The size advantage and reliability I have gotten is well worth the price to me.
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I don't get it either, I have both the 55402 and the SH-775 and the SS-775 was 1/5th the price (albeit used vs. new) and is smaller so it fit in the stock location under the battery box with very minor modifications, no need for a special weather pack connector and I was able to use substantially shorter leads because it was so close to the battery, stator leads and fuse box.

I convinced 2 buddies to also buy the CompuFire unit and although I like the idea that they seem like a small, agile family owned U.S. business, for the price and smaller form factor and equal performance, I think I'll stick with the SH-775.
 
Time will tell on both. The Series units are relatively new to the scene. My 55402 fits on the stock electrics plate. As far as connectors, I wasn't a fan of a consolidated plug for the Stator connections so I went with 3 single waterproof connectors. Hopefully I will get the rest of the connectors changed over this winter when I plan to install Jim's SSPB. My system has been in good enough shape since the first harness maintenance when I got the bike but my goal is to get it where I won't have to bother with anything but switch maintenance in the future. The only problem is a reluctance to tear it down until I have something else in the stable I enjoy riding near as much. It's due for a frame up restoration some day. A neighbor just got an oven big enough to Powder coat frames.
 
Agreed. And a neighbor that has an oven big enough to for a frame in? Now that's a neighbor I'd like to have near me!

Hard to take your daily rider down without a stablemate to ride for sure. I have too many projects going and the snow finally hit hard and deep enough here so I'm working in my shed on only one bike at a time while the rest are under covers. :( oh well it is winter next week after all, what else should I expect?

I would like an SSPB one day too, but I'd also like a Delkevic exhaust or a black box controller for my new heated grips too. So many options and not enough money!
 
DB had made a good name for itself in the diesel community selling hi torque starters, alternators, etc. That's where I found them 2 years ago or so... It seems that a few years ago something changed and they started putting money before reputation. You would have to verify that you were getting exactly what you are ordering or simply avoid this seller. It's a shame, they are based in the US.
 
If it was a real SH775, they would say it. Putting it another way, I wouldn't buy a unit from Ebay unless they explicitly say it's an SH775. If you buy it and it's not, you can return it as a misrepresented product. I believe this is why so many Ebay sellers are intentionally ambiguous.
 
Steve and I confirmed that this is NOT a series RR as we tested it on Charmayne's bike tonight. Do not waste your money on it.
 
cowboyup3371 said:
Steve and I confirmed that this is NOT a series RR as we tested it on Charmayne's bike tonight. Do not waste your money on it.
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Thanks for posting; I started to follow up a few days ago but could not remember the thread.

To be clear, in the correspondence I has with DB Electrical they never claimed they sold an SH-775 but rather an replacement for an OEM SH-775 and further they said it was NOT a Shindengen unit.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?236972-DB-Electrical&p=2251310#post2251310
 
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This is how you can tell if it's real:
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roeme said:
Ohman, reading this makes me worry a bit if these SH775 I ordered - under a polaris parts number though - really are non-shunt :(
Ordered these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00THGUTJA/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 from "Leaders RPM"

Anybody have a quick how-to to see if they're shunting? I do have a a few multimeters available (and a scope, and a benchtop DC power supply)
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You need a clamp on AC current meter. More DC load makes the stator current drop. Less load makes it go up. That is SHUNT. SERIES is opposite.
 
Thanks, posplayr. (Should've been obvious) Now I have an excuse to order one these. Have to read up on them first though, last time I looked at those there was talk of True RMS meters being quite pricey.
 
roeme said:
Thanks, posplayr. (Should've been obvious) Now I have an excuse to order one these. Have to read up on them first though, last time I looked at those there was talk of True RMS meters being quite pricey.
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Clamp on meters are much cheaper; no need for a TRUE RMS meter but now a days with 32 bit ARM chips that is a cake walk (i.e. no problem).

This is an example. People have posted reviews on other from Radio Shack (I believe) here if you search.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mastech-MS2...021964?hash=item465255230c:g:lJUAAOSwRoxXnkHS

Honestly just buy a used SH-775 (ebay) and skip all of the instrumentation. They are cheaper than teh meter.
 
Thanks for the link!

Ah, so the AC readings will be good enough for this application? I was worried because from what I remember most of cheapies give completely inaccurate readings wenn presented with a non 50/60Hz waveform. I'll be glad to be wrong.

Honestly just buy a used SH-775 (ebay) and skip all of the instrumentation. They are cheaper than teh meter.
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Not true for me – just had a look. Because of shipping and low import taxes on electronic stuff, a lot of clamp-ons are cheaper for me to buy here in a local shop (EU, Switzerland).

I think the marginal price difference back then also made me buy the RRs new, not used.

Sorry to have de-railed the thread a bit.
 
roeme said:
Thanks for the link!

Ah, so the AC readings will be good enough for this application? I was worried because from what I remember most of cheapies give completely inaccurate readings wenn presented with a non 50/60Hz waveform. I'll be glad to be wrong.



Not true for me – just had a look. Because of shipping and low import taxes on electronic stuff, a lot of clamp-ons are cheaper for me to buy here in a local shop (EU, Switzerland).

I think the marginal price difference back then also made me buy the RRs new, not used.

Sorry to have de-railed the thread a bit.
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Most of the meters are designed for 50/60Hz but still have sensitivity out at 500+ Hz. IIRC correctly 5k RPM would be 500 Hz (for 18 pole or whatever is on my GS1100E).
 
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