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Tank Tumbler....Rube Goldberg style. Got sick of shaking tanks by hand and decided to throw this together. $20 in parts with an old...

It's not my original first bike, at least I don't think so. It was a cheap buy off marketplace a few years ago within 10 miles from the...

After more digging, I did find these automotive diodes that are the exact same dimensions of the factory regulator. Ordered them just to...

Interestingly enough, I figured that factory regulator is configured like a rectifier. I plugged the one AC leg from the magneto that...

Just guessing which is never good when it comes to electronics, but what about a Schottky diode? "In a Schottky diode, the current flows...

A tunnel diode does what the manual describes, based on my research. Fairly rare from what I can tell.

Gotta love 70s tech. This bike uses a cdi ignition, too, when Yamaha and others I think waited until a few years later. Kawasaki was a...

Hmmm...thanks, Jim. I stand corrected. When I looked up the symbol online it showed a straight line for the Zener, but after searching...

I was.able to determine that the wires are soldered to the anode parts of the diodes, for both the magneto output wire as well as the...

I read that as well, Jim. However, the diode symbols in the diagram use that of PN Junction Diodes, aka zener diodes. By looking at each...

Blue and white wire attached to the regulator comes from the magneto charging circuit. Black is ground. By regulating the AC charging...

It's been a minute since I've been active on this site, but I have continued to lurk as time permits. Truly enjoy all the posts, and I...