1981 3CL 180 not charging

If you're going to follow John's advice to disconnect the regulator coil and install a RR, why not go totum porcum (whole hog) and ditch the HKZ ignition too? Then you can replace both the exciter coil and the regulator coil with another alternator (charging) coil. You'll increase the alternator output and get a better ignition system into the bargain.

The alternator coils are easy to find. You can buy them new from Wolfgang, but I've got a spare stator plate here with a couple of them on it, and I wouldn't mind betting Red has a bin full of them. I've also got a brand new Witt DMC 2 if you're interested. It'll work OK with the original pickups.

Come to think of it, the above suggestion isn't the whole hog, it's only porcum dimidiam (half hog). Totum porcum would be to chuck everything away and fit one of Red's 320W alternator and Hall effect Ignitech ignition conversions.
 
Uwe Witt has updated his system for the Bosch triples. The system now includes the box, ignition coils, charging coils, and a new single pick-up/trigger/base plate. I've installed two of these kits and they work great. The pick-up/trigger/ plate can be retro-fitted to bikes which already have the DMC2 installed. You just need to send Uwe the box so he can reprogram it.

Tom
 
Flat stick all i could get from a single bosch charging coil was 5-7A including micro adjust the flywheel to pole face gap,  if you go inductive discharge you loose 3-5A ( DMC ) ie gain amps and loose amps...J.
 
Hi All

Having run with the KMX RR for a few weeks, a standard Bosch unit cam up on eBay, so now it's back to standard - charge light and all.

14.5v at 4000 RPM - Happy with that.

Thanks for all the help as always.

Glen.
 
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