[Ducati] Misc ponderings about regulators

[Garth Williams]

Tom,

For the uninformed, what is a "shunt regulator?"


> It's not just Italian bikes, many Japanese bikes have the same 
> problem, Honda VFRs for example, and I just ordered a new one for a 
> friends Yamaha 250 Virago, second one this year!
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> I think that shunt regulators in general are a bad idea, but that's 
> what they (and most other manufacturers) use these days. The only way 
> to keep them from blowing is to give them better air-flow and/or 
> larger heat sinks.
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> Tom
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