Your main breaker/fuse should be located between the battery and VR. (My opinion is), a secondary VR is not possible but secondary fuse or breaker could be installed. I will install a second, smaller amped fuse between my EHC & power supply. If anyone thinks differently please chime in.
Yes, I am afraid you are right. Over charging is bit difficult to prevent. Idiot light from Curtis lets you know if/when that happens. Luckily that does not burn everything to ashes in a seconds, but rather in days... Hence you do not need any overly complex system just to cause you more problems.
I'm NOT an electrician, but I think the fuse only protects against too much amps. It seems that you could put a 60 amp fuse in and it would blow even at 12 volts. Could the amps increase too much if the regulator messes up? I have no clue.
So what are you thinking of doing? You have 3 paths to chose of. Rip kit, Doc, or Old school . Been thinking which one I would take would I need to invest at least 500 anyway. Chrome in my controls starts pitting (great to live close to salty sea), hell, chrome in whole bike starts pitting!Hey John, Thunderheart just called and told me my EHC was shot and has to be replaced along with VR and other parts. Time to spend so I'm out in the back yard shaking the money tree again and seems I forgot to water it.
The TH EHC worked pretty well until the voltage regulator fried it so I will go back with same. Thunderheart has offered me a nice deal on a new unit so now I need to replace the other damaged pieces.So what are you thinking of doing? You have 3 paths to chose of. Rip kit, Doc, or Old school . Been thinking which one I would take would I need to invest at least 500 anyway. Chrome in my controls starts pitting (great to live close to salty sea), hell, chrome in whole bike starts pitting!
So I would seriously consider old school, actually My friend in Finland is a electrical genius, he found a computer in such a simple thing as an chopper totally absurd idea. He will get new knees January and was thinking of drawing his thoughts of electrical system on paper then. Sure you will lose those pretty hand controls if going to 12 volt system...
I don't know.
If you want an unbiased opinion ask Bill
Tapio
That really sucks !!! What other parts did you lose ? And you say TH said your problem started at the VR. Did the say if the VR over charged the system or did it go to ground ?
I installed the VR and EHC yesterday and ran a separate fuse from the circuit breaker to the EHC. The circuit breaker is temporary until I get the manual reset from Curtis.
Sorry guys, I got to post this for a good friend .... he will get it.
N0 problem John, post away. How ya doin friend ? Keep on keepin on!
Glad to hear you're up and running. Im wired and running, but not riding. I have been chasing a problem. Bike runs, all switchs work, but my air ride solenoid has power to it all the time and releases the air from the shock as soon as I fill it up. The high beam seems to dim after 20 seconds or so too. It took the high beam filament out when the battery shorted and fried the controller. I looked at the LH pbc and I don't see anything wrong. I will pull the RH pbc, if I don't see anything there I guess I'll start chasing wires. Gotta like it !!! Hahaha
Sounds like a short to the solenoid or it's bad. Chasing wires is never fun, wish I could help John, but your a couple thousand miles awayi think. I ride a rigid and the air ride system is foreign to me, someone may chime in soon.
