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It's a Garmin V which sits on my KLX 
12volt AC Will my GPS like it ?
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AC.... you mean DC don't you
It's a Garmin V which sits on my KLX
You don't give much away, do you
12v AC................ It won't like that!
(but begs the question - where you could be getting 12v AC from?)12V DC.............. It's the common marine/automotive voltage
So.......... what was the question?
Al
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It's a Kawasaki KLX 300 with no battery and the regulator chucks out 12v AC
It's a Kawasaki KLX 300 with no battery and the regulator chucks out 12v AC
Well - your Garmin won't like that
You need to use a diode pack only for that - which is fitted to most alternator outputs. Have a look at Halfords or some other auto-component specialists.
You wouldn't be able to use a battery downstream of the diode pack because 12v isn't sufficient to float the battery.
Al
I'd be surprised if there isn't a rectifier on the bike somewhere as the coil will need direct current to produce a flux and, therefore, a spark.
If it really hasn't got a rectifier, you could easily knock up a diode bridge rectifier. However, you may wish to check the voltage tolerance of your GPS unit as the voltage from your bike is unlikely to be a stable 12v.
Greg
I tried it on my old XR which also has no battery.
It works on a Garmin III plus but not very well and as Greg says the voltage tolerance of the unit is important, it will keep switching itself off.
I think they'll tolerate somewhere in the region of 8v to 14v, but that doesn't apply to all units.
It works on a Garmin III plus but not very well and as Greg says the voltage tolerance of the unit is important, it will keep switching itself off.
I think they'll tolerate somewhere in the region of 8v to 14v, but that doesn't apply to all units.
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