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TCI Replacement 2020 It Works
- Thread starter Team Junk
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Those pickups with a magnetic core are called a Variable -Reluctor Sensors. They are generally triggered when a piece of steel passes, typically in the form of a gear tooth.
I like where all the PMA idears are going. Would be nice to see what reliable stator and reg/rec mosfet combo would be reliable and cost effective. Seems all I see from PMA fails are fried reg/rec, melted wires on stator etc...
I think its actually all about reg/rec failure and the poor old PMA takes all the blame for it. Life's so unfair...
.I think its actually all about reg/rec failure and the poor old PMA takes all the blame for it. Life's so unfair...
Good one Paul! Lol
From the very first bike I owned I have running PMA's all my life. The very first ones had s selenium rectifier and who knows what for a regulator. The Banshee system we use on the the 650 I first encountered on the 350LC's being brought in from Canada to race after the RD350 was removed from the American market. My RZ350 PMA just worked and never had a problem.
I suspect for every system that fries something there are 10 that charge just fine. We just don't hear about them. I also suspect a lot of the failures are caused by bad grounds and poor wiring. I have also noticed that a lot of the failures are related to battery less systems. Poor choices on system sizing are another issue. Throw in some poor choices on regulators and stators and here we are.
I suspect for every system that fries something there are 10 that charge just fine. We just don't hear about them. I also suspect a lot of the failures are caused by bad grounds and poor wiring. I have also noticed that a lot of the failures are related to battery less systems. Poor choices on system sizing are another issue. Throw in some poor choices on regulators and stators and here we are.
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The gonzo pickup fits and lines up just fine on the Banshee stator mount. The keyway on the Banshee rotor is straight up when the reluctor and pickup are lined up for the pickup to fit in the corner of the case.
So it appears that a PMA can have the Gonzo Ignition added
The adapter plate needs mods(2 holes drilled)
A Banshee stator mount the has the pickup mount intact.
A reluctor on the flywheel (or maybe a neomag)
The adapter plate needs mods(2 holes drilled)
A Banshee stator mount the has the pickup mount intact.
A reluctor on the flywheel (or maybe a neomag)
For Paul. This is a scooter pickup with a neo magnet on my test bench.
Team Junk, from what I have read that wave form is the correct way around i.e. coil wires are correctly connected. What is the +ve peak height in volts and at what rpm?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Tell us about your O scope Jack... 
12.8 hz * 60 = 768 rpm
Voltage ? I think around 7V if I'm reading it right.
1200 rpm
16V ???
Somewhere I have traces of the stock tci. looking for them.
Stock tci coil and magnet not sure of the rpm.
looks like about 6 volts
Looking at these traces it looks like the neo magnet is bumping the voltage quit a bit. May need a resistor in series to reduce the output on the points conversion.
