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Jphish
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 10:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Well...it's time to take the plunge & add 1 more thing to the Uly's list of add on's. There appear to be only a few voltmeters that can withstand the rigors of motorcycle life - kuryakyn of course being one - are there others that you would recommend ? I think I prefer a digital read out, but not closed off to other options. Thanks all. j
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 10:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Fatty Meter Mod
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Gamdh
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 10:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I copied Ft_bstrd ...

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/335986.html?1202653245

It works.. when my stator went south.. I had enough warning to get it home.
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Gamdh
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 10:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'm to slow...
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Crusty
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 10:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I also did the Signal Dynamics LED voltmeter, and it works well.
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Rwcfrank
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 10:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Plus 1 for the LED voltmeter, only complaint is it's too bright!!!
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Ronmold
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 11:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Also did the Sig Dy LED, grafted in with the idiot lights. Should be a factory item on the Uly. It's not too bright when under the tinted dash.
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Froggy
Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 12:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Too bright? You don't have enough shit running then : D
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Babired
Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 07:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have the same thing Ft_strd has
Have it installed on my dash. Its nice
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Sprintex
Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 08:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

"Plus 1 for the LED voltmeter, only complaint is it's too bright!!!"
I put a little piece of window tint over it to dim it. Works great.
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 09:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The LED meter has a night time auto dimmer.
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Jphish
Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 10:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Ft bstrd & all - Thanks for the info - I like the unobtrusive mounting...looks like it belongs there. 2 remaining questions on install. 1) What size hole did you drill in the face plate to accommodate the bulb? {or is that apparent & part of the instructions?} 2) What circuit did you tap into to power the little (hopefully) green light? 'Chow, j
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Ft_bstrd
Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 10:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The hole diameter is in the instructions. There is a little snap ring that goes into the hole to hold the LED.

I tapped into the accessory plug. It's switched and goes off when you turn the key off.
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Teeps
Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 10:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Rwcfrank Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009

Plus 1 for the LED voltmeter, only complaint is it's too bright!!!


Which is why I mounted the LED on the printed circuit board.
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Pso
Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 11:17 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have a Passport Radar detector which shows the voltage in digatal form and gives a warning when v's drop below a threshold. The luminosity can be adjusted also. Nice little handlbar addition, but illigal in Va. I also have a Garmin 376c which I can set one of the readings to voltage and also get a digital readout (when in Virginia).Both work very well for me. Let me know when the votage regulator went out, unfortunatly I was to far from home to make it there, left stranded in a four lane hiway during rush hour, no fun.
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Rwcfrank
Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 11:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Too bright? You don't have enough shit running then.

I still have to install my P-38 exploding space modulator. That should change it to yellow!
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Nvr2old
Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 03:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The Garmin NUVI 750 has a hidden menu that can be accessed by pressing the screen where the battery charge level indicator normally is for about 5 seconds. The first page of the menu shows the external voltage level. I use it for a spot check. I know it's not a continuous monitor, but better than nothing.
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Mikef5000
Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 02:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I also did the fatty LED mod. On my Cyclone it was too bright, but on my XB it's fine since it's behind the tinted plastic.
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