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porky:
Got all the parts from a salvage yard,you just need to get the guy to let you rumage round in the stuff yourself,you may even find other cores that are the same dimensions,or might let you use thicker wire with the same turns,as for power,im not sure,but it seems ok with 2 25watt halogen spots,a stop and tail light and it manages to keep the battery topped up.Only thing you have to do is make sure you turn the lights on,or it burns up the regulator if your not using all the power its making

barryadam:
Electrosport in Oceanside advised today they'll have a shipment in this week of the correct units for the KX500.

If they are smaller than the L22 originally shipped, the output will be pretty low, especially at low RPMs.

I don't know who is making these ones for them.

I'll send pictures of the installation when it arrives.

barryadam:
Well, "B-Minus" for the new coil (L31) :x .

It looked similar to the previous one (L22), and when installed interfered with the flywheel rivets.  I measured and it had 0.043" interferance (negative clearance).  Called Electrex, and they were surprised to hear this, but when I advised I was going to mill down the stator plate mounting posts, they said "Yeah, that's what we used to do."  They didn't have the records on how much they cut, but I cut 0.145" and it fits.

I'll see what kind of output I get while running although from everything I've heard and read, it'll probably be low.  I just need enought to work the Baja Kit, but not enough to light up a dark trail.

Barry

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