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Originally Posted by grachal
Hello folks!
I want to put a DC Horn and LED Blinkers on my 1999 EC 250. Therefore I need a rectifier to get the flashing relay as well as the horn to work properly. The headlight and the tail/brake lights I want to keep stock (AC).
So I was planning on using this rectifier, as it is very simple.
My question is now if this would short anything out? Since the rectifier is connected to the frame/ground via it's metal tab as well as the bike's stator is, I would have AC and DC simultaneously running through the frame which would not work right?
Is there another way to have both AC and DC on the bike? |
Plenty of bikes have AC and DC circuits on the one bike I have owned a few. Most 80s and some 90s dirt/trail bikes had AC headlight and taillight circuits with a battery for things like blinkers and horn. My 04 gassy had a AC voltage powering everything and a rectifier to a DC horn. (although this was isolated from the rest of the bike) unlike my Honda Xl250 which shared earth circuits between AC and DC.