Hi Everyone,
Well after hours of searching the internet and reading all sorts of documents I decided that asking people who really understand electronics would be the best solution. Hopefully someone here can advise me on this situation.......
I have a Ducati which has a single phase alternator (it's a '97 model 748). The stock reg/recs frequently cook and die. There are several postings "out there" that suggest replacing the original (Triumph, Aprillia, Honda etc.) single phase SCR unit with the, no doubt better (in terms of heat factor) Shindengen FH012AA 3 phase Mosfet unit.
Disregarding the other wires for the moment, simply put, the two wires from the single phase alt are connected to two of the three pins on the reg/rec, and the other pin is disregarded.
The FH012aa is rated 40 to 50 amps, whereas the standard single phase reg/rec on my bike is around 30amps. I've seen where people have installed these regs on different makes of bikes and m/m tests show good, indeed improved output readings however since this adaptation seems quite new, there's not yet any feedback on this mod over longer periods. (that I could find)
I'm not very familiar with all the full wave, phase whatevers so my question is.... is there any risk in this practise?
I wonder whether connecting in this mannor means you're only using one phase and therefore the stated rating doesn't really apply as a consequence of not utilising it as a three phase device.
On a different note I'm also glad I found this forum, no doubt it will be a great help when I get around to fixing my amp.
Any help on this question would be really appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Jo