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Is the motorcycle charging system storing excess power in the stator?
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[QUOTE="XZ923, post: 5548598, member: 547445"] Jim pretty much covered everything, just wanted to add a quick .02 (along with a minor gripe). If you read a motorcycle manual from the old days (70's early 80's) it's very in-depth and does a good job explaining the individual component functions, but the modern ones have been simplified to little more than some basic testing info. However, some of the modern service manuals are still decent, and you can get them for free (a good example would be a 2006 GSXR 600/750 manual). The charging system section will show an IC regulator being connected in parallel with the load and three SCRs with the anode connected to the AC inputs, cathode connected to the DC- (ground, since it's a vehicle it's entirely self-contained), and the gate connected to the IC regulator. Although you're not going to find the topology for the IC chip itself, it illustrates clearly how the shunt regulator's short-circuit works; when necessary it closes the gate of the SCR and connects the AC input to ground. As Jim already explained better than I could, no potential difference=no voltage=no power. [/QUOTE]
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