[Ducati] Misc ponderings about regulators

[mike major]

Yes, running with the lamp off and the battery fully charged would result in more current through the regulator and increased risk of failure.  Later, Mike D. Bike

EJ <ijaywu at gmail.com> wrote:  > From: mike major 
> Subject: Re: [Ducati] Misc ponderings about regulators
> To: Ducati Owners Group 
>
> A "shunt Regulator", often based on a zener diode, bleeds off any power
> generated over the power needed. If the bike's output power is closely
> matched to the power needed the amount of power bled off will be small
> thus putting little strain on the regulator.
>

Does this mean the regulator will last longer if I keep the lamp on all
the time?

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