Installing New Compufire Reg/Rectifier to 81 GS1100 - advise on additional grounds

[newgsguy]

Hi Guys,

I am in teh process of installing new Compufire Reg/Rec to GS1100 and I would also like to install new improved grounds/earths - I remember seeing a post on how best to install new ground wires to optimise improved charging system (Posplayr?) but despite my best efforts I cannot find this post / link anymore on the site.

Please can anyone advise me where I may find this information?

Thanks in anticipation of your assistance - and thank you for a great site with a wealth of knowledge!!

Cheers

Newgsguy

[Steve]

Posplayr is an advocate of what he calls a "single point ground (earth)". Using that practice, your R/R, starter solenoid, lights, virtually everything that has a black/white wire, will attach to a single point. That point is then connected to the negative terminal of the battery. Ideally, the negative terminal on the battery should only have two wires attached. One is the connection to the single-point ground, the other will be the large wire that connects to the back of the crankcase to ground the starter.

As a side note, I like to maintain just one wire on the positive terminal of the battery. That one wire will go to the starter solenoid. Any accessories that need constant power will attach at the solenoid end of that wire, rather than the battery. In the event of removing the battery, it really helps to have very few wires to keep track of.

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[tom203]

Enjoy

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?152769-GS-Charging-System-Health&p=1138531#post1138531

[Gorminrider]

I like to maintain just one wire on the positive terminal of the battery. That one wire will go to the starter solenoid.

I like to maintain just one wire to the battery negative terminal too because it's easier to remove the battery in their cramped locations....
A billion automobiles and motorcycles without it would seem to cast doubt as to why it's "better" to add a second wire to the battery post.
but there's no harm in the SPG, and it can be convenenient to attach things to.