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Huzo and Wayne,Thank you for your replies. I looked it up. Yes, looks to be an important gauge in aircraft. Could give warning of electrical system malfunctions. So, I could purchase a zero center ammeter and place it in line with the positive battery lead and run everything the bike comes with for maximum load, and if it's still positive in scale I have some reserve. If the ammeter scale is calibrated in amps and say it reads +10 amps, then I've got about 140-150 watts of reserve power if the voltage is indeed 14-15 volts running per Wayne. Sounds straightforward in theory. I may research doing that if I can't find the info. Appreciate your replies gentlemen. Regards,CC
I ride all year around so I run heated vest and gloves.It depends a lot on what type of riding you are doing, in city traffic you will be running out of juice.I don't think an Ammeter will give you enough information.I recommend a simple Voltmeter then when you see the voltage dip below about 12.5 you can shed some load to boost it up again.I have something like this, really cheap, buy half a dozen and give them to your friends.These meters dont work below about 6 Volts, I have mine connected across the City light (Park light)I prefer the ones with green display but they all work.These ones say they are waterproof which is a bonus, I just poured some 2 part epoxy over mine.https://www.amazon.com/Voltmeter-Digital-Display-Waterproof-Compatible/dp/B094CWMVHV/ref=sr_1_6?_encoding=UTF8&c=ts&dchild=1&keywords=Automotive+Replacement+Voltmeter+Gauges&qid=1632631009&s=automotive&sr=1-6&ts_id=15729811My V7III only has a 268 Watt alternator so its really struggling but your V85TT shouldn't use any more power to run the motor so it would seem at 430 Watts you have lots of spare capacity.I still recommend a Voltmeter.
I ride all year around so I run heated vest and gloves.I recommend a simple Voltmeter then when you see the voltage dip below about 12.5 you can shed some load to boost it up again.I have mine connected across the City light (Park light),
Hey Roy, Being somewhat challenged in the art of electrickery, can you please expand for me a bit, on your installation of the volt meter across the City light (Park light)ie. Do you connect the both the VM power lead to the yellow? wire/terminal at the connector and the ground lead to the black? wire/terminal at the connector; or should you connect the ground wire to a nearby dedicated ground line? (on my bike I have a dedicated ground wire close by running from the R/R back to the main ground).You can do it either way, I just used a pair of small wired cut off an old phone charger aka Wall Wort. When you connect the wires from the volt meter to the wires/terminals at the City light, are you skinning a little bit of the insulation off the wire just before the terminal and twisting and soldering a connection below the connector or are you actually soldering the VM wire to the base of the metal terminal itself?Yes, it doesn't really matter how you connect it, I don't worry about chopping into the wires inside the headlight bucket whereas I don't like to modify the main wiring loom Those are small wires and connectors, I've been practicing my soldering skills, but it's still not pretty and the plastic Molex? connector at the base of the City light doesn't have a lot of spare room for a messy job, I'm trying to work out a plan of attack with the highest likelihood of success.Once you put the headlight back in it hides a multitude of sins, just do your best, you can always replace the wiring later. Tia