I too am excited about the field reports. The prototype continues to do fine on my bike. In building the prototype I chose the most robust of components locally available. Greg, I believe is using components with the same electrical spec (just about) but mechanically more compact, making for a smaller overall package. Also, there was some discussion about using a welded aluminum enclosure, which I find also appealing as it would ensure all the better heat transfer throughout the enclosure panels (not that there's an y heat problem now...... the prototype does not even break a sweat). As a worst case test scenario, yesterday I disconnected the battery while running the motor (I still won't recommend doing that unless you really have to) and the prototype regulator with the integral filter kept the electricals going just fine ....I rode the bike for about 6-miles like that. I then disconnected the filter circuit to see what would happen and the charging voltage was all over the place and the motor started missing and backfiring when I tried to ride the bike..... I am sure that if I continued like that I would have let the "magic smoke" out of something. That was risky I know, but I needed to get some worst case test data on this thing.
I believe I will soon replace my stator however, as the leads coming from the present one are very brittle with corrosion well advanced (old age) and may fail from fatigue at any moment.
I will probably order the Electrex stator. I will however keep the original prototype regulator on the bike. Well, enough writing...... I'm off for a 2-hour ride through the hills and countryside!
Cheers, Cletus
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