capacitor

Going down the road of deleting my battery and installing the HHB charging and ignition system. I am planning to fab a small box under the seat pan to hide fuse box and CDI. My question is can I mount my capacitor in a pan under the seat as well or should it be exposed to air for cooling? Anyone...

First off, I’ve been lurking and learning a ton from this forum. I was a Harley guy but have turned toward parallel twins like old triumphs and now the xs650. Brand new build 1979 XS. HHB charging system and capacitor, mikes xscharge ignition, new advance everything, new rod, new wiring...

Newbie here. Is there a wiring diagram out there that has Hughes Hand Built PMA and ignition with capacitor and has all the fused connections with headlight, taillight, brake light switches and has a key that turns everything on and off? I’ve searched high and low on the forums and asked on fb...

Apologies, as I see now that this has been addressed numerous times. Hi all. My first post. I’m building up a ‘78 hardtail project that someone else had to abandon. Mostly new parts so I’m pretty stoked. I haven’t been around bikes in 30 years, so I’m slowly getting my wrenching synapses to...

Hey there, so i am new the forum, and its been a long time coming...and i am in need of suggestions. I have a '79 that i have chopped into a fun little bobber and have toyed with for some years and have ripped around on and had a blast on. Last summer, i fried the Pamco, which i attributed to...

First off I have a 78 XS650 Special. I am in the process of building my brat. The plan is to go kick only, and with a Hughs Hand Built complete CDI. Here in Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) to be road legal (74 and lower don't need signals I THINK) I need turn signals. So my question is, what are...

Hey all, So I'm having a rather confusing issue at the moment that only arose after installing my Pamco, mind you this was about a year ago, when I first installed it the bike would idle great, the timing was perfect, it idles way better than ever before but was a bit difficult to start, I...

BIKE CYCLE 79 XS - PMA, PAMCO, E-Advance, Capacitor/kick-only. All tuned for over a month. TDC, Cam-tension, Valves, Carbs. Ran perfect, smooth in all ranges, 100mph+ capable. BACKSTORY I havent been this stuck for years... Went for a 1hr highway cruise and POP! No spark. WHATS BEEN DONE...

Wiring gurus, I need some help. I worked up this diagram but now I wanna make a couple changes. First off, does anyone see any problems with it as is so far? Second, I want to add in a relay for the headlight but not sure how it gets wired in to the mix. Also, I have a cool momentary push button...

I'm newto this forum thing so please be patient and here goes. I have a 76 xs and I am running it with a tc bros battery eliminator capacitor and it ran great for about a week and then it died because my capacitor and coul was fried. I then replaced the parts and it ran well for another week...

Putting a TC Brothers capacitor on 81 XS650 with PAMCO and battery delete for kick-only. It's a 70s style custom chopper, and I'm cool with the 70s "let everyone see all the guts" approach, but the medium bright blue of the capacitor really clashes with paint. Does anyone have advice or...

I am running a PMA setup and using a Sparx capacitor with no battery. Currently, my bike is running well. No major issues (fingers crossed), but could probably use a little tweaking here and there. For a kill switch, I am using a Single Pole Single Throw automotive switch that breaks the...

Hi just bought two capacitors for my pma setup, they just arrived and let me tell you they look a little small, is there any diffence in what kind of capacitor u chose ( are there different types) or am i overthinking this, the sparx cap looks massive compared to this one. Best ragards Denmark

Hey guys, SO this may be a controversial topic, but I just got my 79 2F running great (mostly thanks to all of you guys) with a Pamco, Hugh's PMA and a Sparx Capacitor. I know everyone talks about the headlight dimming at low idle, and I definitely have that. My questions are this: 1) does...

Hello seekin advice on my bikes problems! startin to get frustrated with it but still staying calm! Goosefrabra goosefrabra! I bought a 1979 xs650 special and am doin some work to it. I have chosen to relocate the electronics from the original battery box to my own made electronics box under my...