{"id":1457,"date":"2018-11-09T16:14:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T21:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=1457"},"modified":"2018-11-12T13:47:41","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T18:47:41","slug":"dos-donts-of-vintage-charging-systems-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/dos-donts-of-vintage-charging-systems-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Do&#8217;s &#038; Don&#8217;ts of Vintage Charging Systems: Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So this is 2nd part of our summary on Rick&#8217;s presentation in Motorcycles Classics booth at Barber Vintage Festival.\u00a0 We&#8217;re going to get into more details in this post, some common issues we see with these vintage bikes, and some solutions to help you guys out!<\/p>\n<p><strong>**Voltage Drop**<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is one of the most common issues we see here at Rick&#8217;s with these older bikes!\u00a0 You definitely want to be familiar with this because it&#8217;s bound to come up at some point.\u00a0 This is an extensive lesson so we&#8217;ve put together two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/RicksElectrics\">YouTube<\/a> videos on it that you can check out below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Honda SOHC 4 cylinder overcharging rec\/reg help\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3ui8NubWRwU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And our main tech guru Sean talks here a little more extensively:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#4: Motorcycle Overcharging Problem - 12 volt sensors\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sOvBV1z7cZ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lithium Ion batteries in vintage motorcycles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A lot of people are liking the new technology of lithium ion batteries, especially for custom builds because they weigh next to nothing, come in a small package and you can put them anywhere (even upside down!).\u00a0 But they are VERY different from the traditional lead acid battery and if you&#8217;re thinking of converting, you need to educate yourself about the pro&#8217;s &amp; con&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When a lithium ion battery looses it&#8217;s charge, it&#8217;s completely dead.\u00a0 It doesn&#8217;t fade away like your lead acid battery.\u00a0 It&#8217;s all there, then it&#8217;s all gone.<\/li>\n<li>We work with the guys from <a href=\"https:\/\/optimate1.com\/?v=7516fd43adaa\">Optimate<\/a> &amp; they know their stuff!\u00a0 Definitely get yourself one of their chargers\u00a0because you can&#8217;t charge a lith-ion battery with a lead acid charger.<\/li>\n<li>You also want to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/products\/Rectifier-Regulators\">rectifier regulator<\/a> that works at the correct voltage set point.\u00a0 This is crucial because you don&#8217;t want to make the expensive mistake below<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1458\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/melted_battery-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/melted_battery-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/melted_battery-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/melted_battery-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also have over 30 tech videos on your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/RicksElectrics\">Youtube Channel<\/a> so take a look!<\/p>\n<p>And you have ideas for videos you want to see, give us a shout or comment below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So this is 2nd part of our summary on Rick&#8217;s presentation in Motorcycles Classics booth at Barber Vintage Festival.\u00a0 We&#8217;re going to get into more details in this post, some common issues we see with these vintage bikes, and some solutions to help you guys out! 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