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whiteowlonfire:
I bought an electrosport lighting coil and am in the process of connecting a 12 volt sealed battery to the system. My question is; Do I HAVE TO put a regulator in to charge the battery.  Can I just connect the positive stator wire to the battery terminal and have it charge?
http://www.electrosport.com/dirt-bikes/kawasaki/kx500-97-04/lighting-coil-kawasaki-kx500.html

Danger4u2:
I would say NO do not hook the wire to the battery.  I don't know for sure if you can or can't but I would call Electrosport.

ID KX500:
You should need a regulator/rectifier. Will you be adding a compact battery like this?

 http://www.turntechbattery.com/TurnTech%20Battery/5.0_ah.html

whiteowlonfire:

--- Quote from: ID KX500 on January 04, 2011, 08:00:46 AM ---You should need a regulator/rectifier. Will you be adding a compact battery like this?

 http://www.turntechbattery.com/TurnTech%20Battery/5.0_ah.html

--- End quote ---
Yeah I will get a compact battery, maybe even 2 or 3 and fit them somewhere on the bike since my lights are led and can handle 9-36 volts. I figure I can rig them up so that they charge in parallel @ 12 volts but have my lights wired in series to get 36v output. anyways, I was under the understanding that lighting coil output was dc?? My setup is just a magnet on the flywheel passing near a coil of wires(lighting stator) is that ac or dc? I don't get shocked by it, but the bro's at electrosport said it was ac.

ID KX500:
I'm not the electrial engineer here but it should be ac,,,therefore the need for regulator/rectifier if you want to add a battery. I know nothing about going to 36v or why you would.

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