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Voltage monitor

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I have had my fair share of unveiling the mysteries of GS-electrics. I haven't disconnected the warning bulb on the instrument panel yet, but that red battery light keeps annoying me when I ride, especially at night. Although I've had no trouble from the RR/stator after doing "right thing" some three years ago, I still have a slight paranoia when touring. The ordinary voltmeter I installed is too wobbly to provide any comfort, so I 'm concidering getting something more sophisticated..

Does anybody have any experience with the "Heads-up" voltage monitor from signaldynamics? I was thinking I could try to replace the red plastic covering the battery warning signal with a piece of transparent plastic, and then mount the LED coming with the Signaldynamics unit there instead. Would that be possible?
 
Re: Voltage monitor

I dont see any problem with using a LED voltmeter/guage. The current draw on an LED meter will probably be about 1/50th of an amp, so I dont think it would make any difference if you wired the guage directly to battery and it was always on.

Earl

?yvind said:
I have had my fair share of unveiling the mysteries of GS-electrics. I haven't disconnected the warning bulb on the instrument panel yet, but that red battery light keeps annoying me when I ride, especially at night. Although I've had no trouble from the RR/stator after doing "right thing" some three years ago, I still have a slight paranoia when touring. The ordinary voltmeter I installed is too wobbly to provide any comfort, so I 'm concidering getting something more sophisticated..

Does anybody have any experience with the "Heads-up" voltage monitor from signaldynamics? I was thinking I could try to replace the red plastic covering the battery warning signal with a piece of transparent plastic, and then mount the LED coming with the Signaldynamics unit there instead. Would that be possible?
 
What about the Negative. Where do you wire that?
To the battery or to the frame?

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Dm of mD
 
Just ground to the frame in a clean location. The frame IS the common for all the electrics so you will get an accurate reading.
Cheers.
 
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