Denisesewa
XS650 Addict
1980 bone stock, low mileage ( never disassembled engine) , stock early parts used for advance rod conversion. has always run great.
I installed the XScharge PMA and pamco ign on the tracker project , everything went easily enough, bike started second kick, put the timing light on it and had to retard the Pamco all the way to hit ( barely) 15 degrees (,advance system working well @ rpm's according to the timing light) pulled the plugs, put a dial indicator in to find TDC just to be sure I got the marks right which I did.
Not a big deal since it runs good but doesn't seem right to have the Pamco maxed out ??. my 750 bigbore tracker with pamco is dang near in the middle of adjustment.
Next, put the multi-meter on the battery , 13.4 volts, started the bike and get 14.6 at idle with zero load other than the pamco, just off idle maybe 1800 rpm I hit 15.2 volts and it stays there @ higher RPM's so the regulator is working however at 15.2 I am worried about overcharging and eating batteries.
At this point I only wired for the PMA and Pamco on battery, no other electronics or wiring on the bike.
In my searching I found one reference to 15 volts from the PMA as being good, however everything else says 14.4 Volts is MAX for battery charging.
Any insight ??
Thanks in advance
I installed the XScharge PMA and pamco ign on the tracker project , everything went easily enough, bike started second kick, put the timing light on it and had to retard the Pamco all the way to hit ( barely) 15 degrees (,advance system working well @ rpm's according to the timing light) pulled the plugs, put a dial indicator in to find TDC just to be sure I got the marks right which I did.
Not a big deal since it runs good but doesn't seem right to have the Pamco maxed out ??. my 750 bigbore tracker with pamco is dang near in the middle of adjustment.
Next, put the multi-meter on the battery , 13.4 volts, started the bike and get 14.6 at idle with zero load other than the pamco, just off idle maybe 1800 rpm I hit 15.2 volts and it stays there @ higher RPM's so the regulator is working however at 15.2 I am worried about overcharging and eating batteries.
At this point I only wired for the PMA and Pamco on battery, no other electronics or wiring on the bike.
In my searching I found one reference to 15 volts from the PMA as being good, however everything else says 14.4 Volts is MAX for battery charging.
Any insight ??
Thanks in advance