The 40 amp is between the voltage regulator and the battery. The 20 amps is between the battery and the EHC
Circuit breakers....
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I would give Curtis a call out at Wildsteed Works in CA. I believe he was selling and installing the Electronik EHC. I'm sure he could fill in the blanks Bud.
That makes sense sir, that's why I was trying to determine a specific location.
Thanks Rottweiler, now that makes sense!
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Kunami61
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Yes, your correct! I misread the instructions. I'm correcting now.
Good you have figured it out. When I installed my new EHC I deleted the circuit breaker & installed a 40 amp fuse in its place. Make sure when you wire everything up that the VR connection to battery (whether CB or fuse) is to the battery independently. And the 20 amp fuse from the EHC is to the Battery NOT the circuit breaker. Seen here, 3 leads on positive terminal. CB/40a fuse, EHC, lead to starter.
Kunami61
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Nice install McMorris. Since your using a fuse, I can see why you would need to go directly to battery with EHC fused wire. By putting less connections on the battery, why wouldn't the EHC fused wire not be okay to go to battery side on CB? That's what the instructions call for......??
Well to me it’s a case of better safe than sorry. If the VR & the EHC are independently connected to the battery positive terminal it pretty much rules out any possibility of the EHC being damaged in the off chance that the charging system has a issue. It’s like a fail safe for the brain of the bike. Obviously this is just my opinion and you should use your better judgement on the setup. Hope you are up& running soon!
I agree. That is how I wired mine. You can do it any way you want.Well to me it’s a case of better safe than sorry. If the VR & the EHC are independently connected to the battery positive terminal it pretty much rules out any possibility of the EHC being damaged in the off chance that the charging system has a issue. It’s like a fail safe for the brain of the bike. Obviously this is just my opinion and you should use your better judgement on the setup. Hope you are up& running soon!
knothead
Second Chance Customs
I totally agreeWell to me it’s a case of better safe than sorry. If the VR & the EHC are independently connected to the battery positive terminal it pretty much rules out any possibility of the EHC being damaged in the off chance that the charging system has a issue. It’s like a fail safe for the brain of the bike. Obviously this is just my opinion and you should use your better judgement on the setup. Hope you are up& running soon!
chubs
Guru
Not an electrician by any means, but it seems like if the EHC fuse wire was hooked to the battery side of the circuit breaker, and something happened to the battery connection of the breaker to the battery, say it got corroded, broke or lost good contact somehow, then everything from the voltage regulator would be sent straight to the EHC fuse and if it didn't blow then the EHC is toast. I could be wrong, but that wouldn't be anything new.
knothead
Second Chance Customs
Well this is just my opinion...if you put a 40 amp fuse between the voltage regulator and the battery then the battery is protected....I actually use a 30 amp on a 32 amp voltage regulator and have no issues....then I hook the ehc straight to the battery with a 20 amp fuse....original they had everything hooked up at the circuit breaker and in my opinion that is not a good way to do it...plus they didnt even have a fuse for the ehc so bam there goes the ehc if the voltage regulator over charges...to me it was just piss poor from the factory... I wire all bikes I work on this way as I stated and have no issues of the battery getting over charged or a ehc to take a poop
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