[Ducati] Misc ponderings about regulators

[mike major]

The rectifier is a bridge of one way diodes that, along with the battery, convert AC into DC.  True, the higher the current through the rectifier the greater the chance of a diode failure but the rectifier is built to handle the total power generated by the alternator, the regulator is only meant to handle a portion of the power on the assumption that the power consumed is close to the power generated.  It is when the power generated is a lot higher than the power consumed that the regulator is asked to handle more power than it is designed for and you can expect failure.  Later, Mike D. Bike

ducatisti <ducatisti at emptytank.org> wrote:   But aren't you just trading regulator heat for rectifier heat in that 
case since it's an integrated unit?
I mean, isn't it really still a Catch 22?
cody

mike major wrote:
> 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
> 

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