Regulator mount

I've never bothered to rubber mount the solid state regs (Alloy finned RR things) and they seem to last OK. Never had one fail anyway. The inside is filled with epoxy so all the electronic bits and pieces are firmly held in place and are pretty much immune to vibration.

Might be a different story with the old VW style DC types that have relays in a steel can.

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They can and do overheat so they need to be well ventilated.

As for the mounting, three Ducati bevels (2 from new) I've owned have all conked out because the regulator wasn't bolted on tight enough and usually the earth with it. Twice going to Bathurst so I had to ride home with no lights because it fried the reg. Got good at following in the dark though. 

Even on my old Lav I was very careful about the mounting location and made sure it was locked on.

 
Chris
Knowing your bike and the vibes it makes I would be mounting it to a plate which is rubber mounted. The factory did this on RGS
Mount it to a.nice piece of say 1/4 alloy plate attached with silent blocks you will be sweet  (lurk)
 
I am just about to do this on my 350 AJS,
and I am mounting the RR on a piece of 8mm alloy plate, no vibration dampers at all, but the thought in my head is that the alloy will help "soak" the heat away, it does of course have some free air flowing over it as well.
CLEM
 
Brett said:
Chris
Knowing your bike and the vibes it makes I would be mounting it to a plate which is rubber mounted. The factory did this on RGS
Mount it to a.nice piece of say 1/4 alloy plate attached with silent blocks you will be sweet  (lurk)
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Advice taken on board.
 
Vibrate? I thought your twin was one of the 270 jobs?

I used an alloy plate on my triple for the fuse box/relays with the reg a bit more exposed underneath and used these type of grommets. Clark Rubber sell them but I found a huge range at Moreton Rubber and they gave me a packet of "samples".

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Chris M. said:
Vibrate? I thought your twin was one of the 270 jobs?

I used an alloy plate on my triple for the fuse box/relays with the reg a bit more exposed underneath and used these type of grommets. Clark Rubber sell them but I found a huge range at Moreton Rubber and they gave me a packet of "samples".

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90 job. Constantly above 4,500 rpm feet fall of pegs.
Last trip, the tail light and horn (snapped off both flex plates) both parted ways, battery nearly jumps out of holder and my arse feels like it has a John Holmes vibrator, at full tilt, inserted into it.  :o Or, so I'd imagine.

:D But it goes like the clappers, and that sound. 8)

I've just picked up two of these types: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BGMVJ9Q/ref=s9_acsd_topr_hd_bw_b16ryF_c_x_w?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-3&pf_rd_r=X3Y6QVYZZKPXKE759SGP&pf_rd_r=X3Y6QVYZZKPXKE759SGP&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=67aaeaf3-096b-50ea-8d6d-c5b0cae2a219&pf_rd_p=67aaeaf3-096b-50ea-8d6d-c5b0cae2a219&pf_rd_i=16413771
 
The vibs is why I still use an Air Hawk on long days. Even with a very thick John Moorhouse,Ergo Seats, the vibs still give me numb bum.The AirHawk adds an air space between me and the seat and works great,looks shit but after 8 hrs on the bike I am still smiling.
 
"90 job. Constantly above 4,500 rpm feet fall of pegs".
Bloody hell, that is far worse than my 270 motor was when it was on the road. What was the balance factor? Did it true up really well?
I know that some regulators rely on dissipating heat to the metal they are mounted to as well as to the air. On VFR that are known to overheat regulators people use heat contact paste on the mounting surface. I mounted a small pc fan to the fins of mine.
 
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