Any experience with Electrosport Industries ESR100 r/r???

[82tiburon]

I do believe I'm going to try out the Electrosport unit once my new battery arrives on Friday.
If it doesn't work out, the worst that can come out of it is that I'll have spent some time working on the bike, familiarizing myself with the charging system.

BTW, I'll be snipping off those bullet connectors on both the R/R & the wiring harness to replace with some proper heat-shrunken male & female spade connectors.

[Nessism]

I do believe I'm going to try out the Electrosport unit once my new battery arrives on Friday.
If it doesn't work out, the worst that can come out of it is that I'll have spent some time working on the bike, familiarizing myself with the charging system.

BTW, I'll be snipping off those bullet connectors on both the R/R & the wiring harness to replace with some proper heat-shrunken male & female spade connectors.

You should do more than just snip off the terminals. The stator wires need to go straight into the R/R, bypassing the factory wiring. This is critical to assure the harness doesn't melt down from harness resistance.

[roeme]

(...) I'll be snipping off those bullet connectors on both the R/R & the wiring harness to replace with some proper heat-shrunken male & female spade connectors.

Personally, I prefer proper bullet connectors. Most styles of spade connectors do not seal the contacts as well as bullets (with tubing) do, at least from my experience. Also, almost everything electrical intended for bikes comes with bullets.

[82tiburon]

You should do more than just snip off the terminals. The stator wires need to go straight into the R/R, bypassing the factory wiring. This is critical to assure the harness doesn't melt down from harness resistance.

That's what I meant, I guess I just wasn't clear about it.
It's going to go from the three yellow wires & red power one on the R/R to the stator.
And, of course, a nice hefty ground.

[82tiburon]

Personally, I prefer proper bullet connectors. Most styles of spade connectors do not seal the contacts as well as bullets (with tubing) do, at least from my experience. Also, almost everything electrical intended for bikes comes with bullets.

That's why I specified that I will cover them with heat-shrink tubing.

A friend of mine makes his living building wiring harnesses, from the ground up, for Hatteras yachts & that's their requirement, not to mention the marine industry standard.

Between the pounding they take from rough seas & the marine environment that they spend their time in, it's a lot harsher --- impact & corrosion-wise --- than anything a motorcycle will ever see.

[greg78gs750]

eh, run it. consider installing a cheap voltmeter as insurance?

[82tiburon]

Yep, I intend to.
I have digital ones on both of my Harleys --- they're small & easy to tuck away beneath gauge pods on handlebars.

[OldVet66]

I don't say things lightly. There was a question "can you trust Electrosport Shunt R/R's" No you can not! I switched to a Series R/R because of an incident some years back where someone had bought an Electrosport R/R and Stator and burned out three Stators in succession. Electrosport replaced them all determining it was the R/R's that were faulty. I was interested because I had installed an Electrosport Stator. I converted to a Compu-Fire 55402 Series R/R and have run the bike for many years without electrical problems. Do what you want, but if your electrical system isn't in perfect shape you will burn out a Stator. Not only that, it precludes ever switching to LED lights. The Shunt R/R is designed with an expected load in mind. If you reduce that load you can fool it into overcharging and that will burn out a stator. Is the cost of a SH-775 going to be more than the time labor and expense of A new Stator replacement down the road. Absolutely not! It's up to you.

[Nessism]

eh, run it. consider installing a cheap voltmeter as insurance?

A voltmeter will tell you if the charging system is working, but it won't keep your stator from overheating from shunted current.

[82tiburon]

I don't say things lightly. There was a question "can you trust Electrosport Shunt R/R's" No you can not! I switched to a Series R/R because of an incident some years back where someone had bought an Electrosport R/R and Stator and burned out three Stators in succession. Electrosport replaced them all determining it was the R/R's that were faulty. I was interested because I had installed an Electrosport Stator. I converted to a Compu-Fire 55402 Series R'R ans have run the bike for many years without electrical problems. Do what you want, but if your electrical system isn't in perfect shape you will burn out a Stator. Not only that, it precludes ever switching to LED lights. The Shunt R/R is designed with an expected load in mind. If you reduce that load you can fool it into overcharging and that will burn out a stator. Is the cost of a SH-775 going to be more than the time labor and expense of A new Stator replacement down the road. Absolutely not! It's up to you.

I appreciate your candor & concern, as well as your recommendation of the SH775 --- but quite frankly, I couldn't install one anyway as there aren't any out there in the blogosphere.

Every single one that I've looked at, once I read the "Item Description" fine print, turned out to be SH775 compatible, but not a true SH775.

[Nessism]

ebay search "polaris RZR regulator" or "polaris ranger regulator". Click "used" and then look for the lowest price. If you can't see a photo showing "SH775" printed on the top ask the seller to confirm before purchase. Most sell for about $40-$50 shipped.

[82tiburon]

ebay search "polaris RZR regulator" or "polaris ranger regulator". Click "used" and then look for the lowest price. If you can't see a photo showing "SH775" printed on the top ask the seller to confirm before purchase. Most sell for about $40-$50 shipped.

Found one that reads "SH775BA" & "4012941".
Same thing?

[OldVet66]

That is what you are looking for. I don't remember the stock # of the Triumph pigtail that will work with the sockets but I remember it was not expensive at all. Someone will remember it.

[82tiburon]

So the added BA letter designation makes no difference?
It's going for $25 & change.

[82tiburon]

Damn!
It sure got quiet all of a sudden, just when I was ready to pull the trigger on the sale.
I can hear crickets...