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motorbreath

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• Aug 30, 2010

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on this diagram i was wondering, how would i hook up the battery if i wanted on? Also if im only want to be running kickstart should i even have a battery, should i upgrade the points and coil too, i still have stock

 

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- wire it in, in place of the capacitor ... you cant run a capacitor with an original alternator-need a permanant magnet alternator
- i ride batteryless and kickstart all the time, no worries

 

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• Aug 30, 2010

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The battery would go in place of the capacitor. If you are running only kick you can go without the battery. Not sure on the other stuff.

 

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• Aug 31, 2010

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So would i even need a capacitor if i ran batteryless? and only had kick?

 

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- you cant run the original XS electrical system batteryless, it needs an energised power source for the alternator brushes
- if you replace the original alternator with a permanent magnet alternator then you have the option of running a battery as normal with or without e-start, or batteryless with a capacitor and kick start only