dilbone
XS650 Addict
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I posted this in my build thread but thought I would post here to get some other points of wisdom. I used a PAMCO on my 1982 build since my TCI was dead and rode it late last summer/fall almost 600 miles in its raw unfinished state with no issues. I put about 150 or more miles after finishing with paint and reassembly with no issues. Once I started cranking up the motor a bit and hit some higher rpms is when the first one fried.
I got the new one in and Pete told me once I hooked it up to check the regulator voltage at 3000rpm. It checked out to 14.5-14.6v at 3000rpm and above...so I put about another 30 miles on it with no issues.
Last night I took it above 5000rpm for the first time with the new pamco and fried it. Luckily I was only about a mile and a quarter from home and I walked it in. Not Happy...extremely frustrating.
When I got home and checked to make sure it was not the coil or plug wires I took the sensor of the PAMCO off and have the same brown burn spot on the back of the transistor that I had last time.
I went out to the barn and grabbed my points and advancer off of the old spare motor I have and started reading what to do to convert to points.
I know I need a ballast resister for the dual output coil and a condenser.
So My question is what kind of condenser can work...is there a non xs650 specific condenser I could use that might be available locally and not have to order something? I've read that TSC has ballast resistors that would work available, but I'm not sure about a condenser.
I will be pursuing points regardless of how the PAMCO situation turns out. Getting stranded twice is enough reason for me to have something mechanical that can be fixed road side even if it doesn't perform quite as well and has it's own little quirks to it. IMHO checking/setting points is not that big of a deal when viewed along with the other standard set of general maintenance requirements.
I just need some advice in terms of changing to points...I don't really want to get into a debate as to the reliability of the PAMCO as I know there are many many people that have never had an issue with it. I was one of those for about 600 miles...now I'm not...I just want to have something that I know I can fix in a pinch.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I posted this in my build thread but thought I would post here to get some other points of wisdom. I used a PAMCO on my 1982 build since my TCI was dead and rode it late last summer/fall almost 600 miles in its raw unfinished state with no issues. I put about 150 or more miles after finishing with paint and reassembly with no issues. Once I started cranking up the motor a bit and hit some higher rpms is when the first one fried.
I got the new one in and Pete told me once I hooked it up to check the regulator voltage at 3000rpm. It checked out to 14.5-14.6v at 3000rpm and above...so I put about another 30 miles on it with no issues.
Last night I took it above 5000rpm for the first time with the new pamco and fried it. Luckily I was only about a mile and a quarter from home and I walked it in. Not Happy...extremely frustrating.
When I got home and checked to make sure it was not the coil or plug wires I took the sensor of the PAMCO off and have the same brown burn spot on the back of the transistor that I had last time.
I went out to the barn and grabbed my points and advancer off of the old spare motor I have and started reading what to do to convert to points.
I know I need a ballast resister for the dual output coil and a condenser.
So My question is what kind of condenser can work...is there a non xs650 specific condenser I could use that might be available locally and not have to order something? I've read that TSC has ballast resistors that would work available, but I'm not sure about a condenser.
I will be pursuing points regardless of how the PAMCO situation turns out. Getting stranded twice is enough reason for me to have something mechanical that can be fixed road side even if it doesn't perform quite as well and has it's own little quirks to it. IMHO checking/setting points is not that big of a deal when viewed along with the other standard set of general maintenance requirements.
I just need some advice in terms of changing to points...I don't really want to get into a debate as to the reliability of the PAMCO as I know there are many many people that have never had an issue with it. I was one of those for about 600 miles...now I'm not...I just want to have something that I know I can fix in a pinch.
Thanks in advance for any help.