Thread: looking for Light set up suggestions -warnings/lessons learned
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Old 12-18-2010, 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by GX150 View Post
An 8-pole stator has over 100 watts of output. If you have running lights or an electric choke, it will take away from your capacity. Convert to manual choke and run a switch to marker lights if you want them.

**(The stock rectifier's purpose is to charge the battery and do nothing else.)** If you run lights off the battery, it will fail due to load. If you are set on running off the battery, get a regulator made for a GY6 with DC powered CDI or for a CN250.
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An upgrade of stator will require you upgrade your power and ground leads if you want to pull more load, otherwise you will burn up components.
rectifier n. One that rectifies: a rectifier of many wrongs. Electronics . A device, such as a diode, that converts alternating current to direct.
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