Solid State Power Box

[Sci85]

Ok, it's the end of October. I hope you have been able to get settled in your new place and all. Any chance you have been able to get back to this project now?

[posplayr]

Ok, it's the end of October. I hope you have been able to get settled in your new place and all. Any chance you have been able to get back to this project now?

Sorry, but the remodeling has gotten more involved that I thought it would. I am not really settled but rather in the middle of a bunch of work. I will look at the SSPB this weekend and get an estimate of where I'm at with it.

[posplayr]

A quick update . I have most of the functional check out completed but Needed to change some resistors and so have some more parts coming in this week . I hope I will get back soon thereafter. I started on the housing and got a lot of the enclosure jigs made and nd have holes cut yesterday and started making heat sink base plates today. If I am able to stay on this and nothing comes up it looks like I can take some orders before the end of the month. Figure a couple more weeks after that for delivery depending upon the number of orders.

[TooManyToys]

No problem for me. Do it at your own pace.

[ChewedFood]

I want one.

[posplayr]

I want one.

I'll put you down; What Bike or what style base? (diagonal,symmetric or tabless)?

[Sci85]

A quick update . I have most of the functional check out completed but Needed to change some resistors and so have some more parts coming in this week . I hope I will get back soon thereafter. I started on the housing and got a lot of the enclosure jigs made and nd have holes cut yesterday and started making heat sink base plates today. If I am able to stay on this and nothing comes up it looks like I can take some orders before the end of the month. Figure a couple more weeks after that for delivery depending upon the number of orders.

Good news indeed. Here's hoping nothing gets in your way this time!

[ChewedFood]

I'll put you down; What Bike or what style base? (diagonal,symmetric or tabless)?

Bike's an 83 750ED, I don't care what mount: I'll be making a custom box to go where the airbox was along with a smaller battery. Can you suggest a battery replacement that will take up less space, I don't understand electricity. Also, I'm basing my rebuild around your product so I hope you don't get too caught up with other things.

[ChewedFood]

Also, I'm basing my rebuild around your product so I hope you don't get too caught up with other things.

Sorry, I didn't mean to sound rude/impatient.

[posplayr]

Quick Update on the SSPB.

Things are going well and I'm looking to do most of the finally assembly for the first batch by the end of the Thanksgiving weekend. In the next couple of days I will be sending out emails and PM's to those people that I have on the list to confirm orders. I prefer emails because with the 147 pm limit I am already nearly filled just with the back and forth correspondence.

I have setup a new gmail account at:

SolidStatePowerBox@gmail.com

so I would prefer all inquiries to transition over there so I can keep track of orders and interest better.


Here is a picture of the three base options. Based on the interest so far I made up a mix of the three styles of heat sinks. I have made more of the tabless so if you think that is what you want please make sure you order that.




Here is a picture of 12 partially assembled PCB's. There are still a couple of open items that I can go either way. My plan is to fully populate the 10 pin Molex so that nobody has to worry about crimping the pins to insert into the connector. You just have to solder the pig tails into your harness.

I will not use pigtails on my bike , I will just crimp onto the harness wires. If you would prefer this and think you can do it because you have a descent crimper then I can just send a bare connector with the required pins. Unless you specify I will send the populated connector.

I have a Compufire on my bike, so I will be taking pictures of that. If somebody wants anything changed for your own install let me know it should not be too big of a problem but again this will be on an exception basis only. If you don't say anything you get the standard. At this point I'm not sure what peoples capabilities are with respect to crimping so I looking to do most of it.





Here is an introductory video showing a prototype SSBP working with the tests station. This should give you an idea of how it will work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2t5uqT84Vw&list=HL1385421022&feature=mh_lolz

[Sci85]

Yabba Dabba Doo! Can't wait.

Quick question. If I have the coil real mod, would I remove it and go back to stock setup when installing this or is the relay mod still applicable?

Thanks again for all the work on this. This is gonna be great.

[Sci85]

Worked for me. Great video btw. You gotta copy and paste it into your browser though.

[ptexotik]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2t5...eature=mh_lolz

Daniel

cheers, however ya did that!

[SVSooke]

A slight word of caution here.I don't think this will fit in the stock fuse box location on a 78-9 GS1000.When I tried to fit a 83 750 blade type box to my 78 this happened http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=211189 .Other than that it's looking good Pos,to bad there's no way I can afford to get one now

[posplayr]

A slight word of caution here.I don't think this will fit in the stock fuse box location on a 78-9 GS1000.When I tried to fit a 83 750 blade type box to my 78 this happened http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=211189 .Other than that it's looking good Pos,to bad there's no way I can afford to get one now

I'm assuming this is the interference you are speaking of?



I don't quite understand as it seems that you had a clearance problem because you added an additional plate behind the fuse box to accommodate the diagonal vs. symmetrical tab styles which is what pushed the fuse box out further than you would have wanted.

With another look perhaps it was really the size of the blade fuse box that forced you to move it closer to the R/R and away from the rear frame member. In that case the tab less heat sink would have given you more room and would have avoided the added mounting plate.




Here are some pictures comparing the SSPB with the diagonal style and the symmetrical style. The SSPB selected with the appropriate tabs should avoid having to modify the mounting plate, although modify the plate adds additional flexibility. You actually seem to have plenty of room on that side plate as it is.





The blade style fuse box I have is 1 3/4" tall while the SSPB is no more than 1 5/8" and with the LED holders removed it is 1.5" + 1/16" for the un-recessed pan head screws.

I don't know how tall the symmetrical tab glass tube type fuse box is (some how it did not dawn on me to ask when people were making measurements).

This is how the SSPB should look on an ED/ESD; I had to trim the connector cover some and it is a little zorked but still better than leaving it off.