Sports: Re: [DucatiST] Re: Regulator/rectafier

I feel that connectors are there for the benefit of the manufacturers

As a design engineer, I'm going to say that you're sort of right here. Interconnects make it easier for the person building your bike, and for the mechanics that one day will have to work on them. When you only have a couple bikes to maintain it's not a huge deal to unsolder a couple connections if your R/R goes bad.

Now imagine being a pro for whom every gremlin has to be chased down by unsoldering components...

Besides, if you just took proper care of your bike the connectors would never get loose or dirty, and you'd never have a problem. Of course you's also never ride your bike.

Best,
~A

From: Alistair A <orac1waterskiing@yahoo.co.uk>
To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, October 20, 2010 5:28:12 PM
Subject: [DucatiST] Re: Regulator/rectafier

Thanks to everyone for their advice regarding the regulator, I have realised one thing and I think that Nick is on the money, soldering the the connections is the best way forward and triple heat shrinking is a must and don't spare on those cable ties.

I would like to go one further and say that soldering every connection on the bike where feasible would solve a lot of our electrical gremilins especially with regards to the R/R.

The Inline connectors are not good. I am at present using a cobolt inline connector after burning out two, one of which was recommended by someone on the forum.
This baby cost £83.00 and is used by the mod for torpedoes....guys you will never have arching between the stator and the R/R again.....ever!

I feel that connectors are there for the benefit of the manufaturers....they are no benefit to us. If we need to change something........unsolder it, its no big deal.

Kind Regards Al(98St2UK)

--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, T <st2_@...> wrote:
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> Better to carry the second as a spare.
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> Tom
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