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RE: Installing a new voltage regulator

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RE: Installing a new voltage regulator

Just a few pictures of the installation on my 1980 GS1000. Also got rid of the crappy fuse box and installed a relay mod with inline small blade fuses.
Gaucho
 

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Used an aluminum plate to compensate for the original bracket odd shape.
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Final product, Just a few zip ties to tidy up an voila.
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Neat looking piece of work. Good luck with it. Keep an eye on how the screws and the aluminium are getting along. They tend to go for each other corrosion wise so a bit of wd40 wouldn't go astray. Surprised you couldn't get the r/r on there somewhere with all the holes generally scattered on that side of the battery box.
 
Brendan W said:
Neat looking piece of work. Good luck with it. Keep an eye on how the screws and the aluminium are getting along. They tend to go for each other corrosion wise so a bit of wd40 wouldn't go astray. Surprised you couldn't get the r/r on there somewhere with all the holes generally scattered on that side of the battery box.
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That was my initial thought regarding available space, but the bracket is not flat (second picture) and the regulator is wider than the flat areas of the bracket. That's why I've had to use a plate. Also I like the bonus of the extra surface as an additional heat sink.
Gaucho
 
I am thinking of doing something like this. I want to end the problem of the old fuses losing contact. Flat bladed fuses are the way to go. I have already replaced the R/R with a series unit. I swapped the the ignitor and r/r locations because the new r/r wouldn't fit.
 
This looks like an effective solution, I just hope you ended up with a 15 amp fuse somewhere between the battery(+) and the R/R(+).
 
I've installed the RR with a separate fuse (its behind the bracket). The info on this site about the RR was priceless.
Gaucho
 
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