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    I am looking at getting a trail camera used for deer hunting to use it as a security cam for a remote location with no power, internet or anything else. The hunting type trail cams is all I can think of. Small, Camo colored to hide in a tree, made to be outdoors, runs on batteries. motion activated, IR flash for night time. Does anyone have any experience with which ones actually work decent without costing a fortune. If they spot the cam I am sure it will either get shot or stolen or both. Twice in the last 2 weeks bullets have been put thru the shed, took out a front tire and a fuel jug, one just missed the engine. it is deliberate since shell casings have been found right next to the shed. About a dozen shots so far. Would love to be able to hand the police a pic of whom they need to pick up.
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    Dang, You just taught an old dog another new trick.
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    Are you certain they were true Ventures and not some of those harleys that are 2nd Gen Venture wanabes.......
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    You are right, I forgot about these being Linear regulators where Amps in equals Amps out. But I was also under the impression that they had internal protection to to limit total power. It would be really nice if these new regulators were switching regulators so that power in equals power out. Switching regulators typically run very cool and very efficient, but can leave some ripple on the output. Dang electronics, you never get something for nothing, everything is a compromise. While you can partially check the diodes in the RR, by checking the 3 inputs with an ohm meter using both polarities. It is my understanding that you can identify if a diode has failed short but not one that has failed open. This is because the output side of the rectifier is internal to the RR so It can not be probed. My new style HO stator and RR should be here Thursday. I'll do some looking to check it out best I can. There is nothing wrong with the stator and RR that I am removing other than I need more available power to add more toys, gadgets, lights and doo-dads.
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    HEY!!! I tried to hide that in the middle..........
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    Length is not an issue for towing with a bike. To a point. Total width, weight and wind resistance are more of the factors. With what you are looking to do you will probably get pretty heavy for a bike to pull. It is not as much the ability to pull it as it is the ability to stop it. If you do this I would add a set of 7" electric brakes to the trailer. I am considering adding the electric brakes to my little tag a long. There will be those that say the stopping is no issue, just maintain a greater distance in front of you to allow for the increased stopping distance. This is true and should be followed. BUT this will not help you when someone pulls out in front of you or a kid comes flying out from behind a parked car, or something else unpredictable happens and you really do need to stop fast. It will also be necessary to make sure all equipment is well secured since a sudden weight **** of trailer cargo that would not bother a car or truck can upset a MC. I say go for it, CAREFULLY.
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    RSTD - Royal Star Tour Deluxe (2nd Gen) RSV - Royal Star Venture (2nd Gen) RSV - Reduced Speed Venture (2nd Gen) RLU - Reserve Lighting Unit. (The PITA for HID conversion) DQ - Dairy Queen (Very important to know every location in the USA:essen_018:) Enough trouble for now, Have to get some work done.
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    Actually running a stock RR on a HO stator means that the stator will never have to work for a living. Because the stator has more out put capability than the RR can use the RR will only allow so much power so the stator will never get to use its max capability. Hence running nice and cool.
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    Some day when I grow up I hope to be able to fly like that............ Oh wait, I might be to old already to be able to fly like that.....
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    MK1 Carcasses

    Flyinfool replied to KIC's topic in Watering Hole

    Oh those poor babies.......
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    Those are way low numbers. all 3 sets should be within 0.1V. Any wire pair should be around 20 VAC. If the stator can not give the RR at least 16V, the RR can not hold 14V output. It looks like you have either a bad stator or a bad wire connection. 2 of the 3 windings are not carringing there share of the load, the single winding that is still working will let you have yor 14V but as soon as there is any load added the votage falls off. There are additional tests that you can do on the stator to help confirm for sure that it is the problem. These tests are in the service manual in the tech section. If I get a chance I'll try to find it tomorrow. Unless someone else beats me to it. It is still possible that 1 or more diodes in the RR has failed and are pulling the stator voltage down. Thats why you still need to do some more tests. All you have proven so far is that you do have a serious electrical problem.
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    OK just a shot in the dark here. There is a white wire with a green stripe, the only W/G wire I can find on the wiring diagram goes to the speed sensor, to the cruise unit, and to the turn signal canceling assy. But the other wire colors going to that unit do not really match up with any of the other wires that go to any of those units. I did notice that it is fused at 10A so it is possible that it is something for a trailer hookup but the wire colors are still not correct for that. About all you can do is follow the wires till you find another clue. Or pull out the 10A fuse and see what stops working.
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    Yup he are real good........
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    HID
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    The Lowe's here is still pretty new and the staff is just as helpful as Home Despot, but I have noticed that across the board the Lows prices are 5-10% higher than Menard's or Home Despots. Menards has the best prices but Home Despot has staff that know what they're talking about
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    NO!
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    If it is hooked up correctly you will have a normal low beam and a modulated HI beam during daylight hours. At night you will still have a normal low beam and a normal HI beam. If you are worried about the modulating HI beam not passing the inspection, just put a small piece of electrical tape over the photo sensor so the modulator thinks it is dark out.
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    Thanks, anything for a fellow VR.ORGer Its just so hard to aim that snow correctly.......... But glad someone got it............
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    Set your voltmeter to measure 200 volts AC. Check between any 2 of the stator wires with the engine running. Check it at idle and at 3000 rpm. Then check another pair of wires and finally the third pair of wires. The stator should be connected to the RR and everything turned on that is normally on while riding. The voltage should be the same or at least very close to the same no mater which 2 wires are measured. Let us know the voltages at idle and 3000.
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    Since a modulated headlight does not actually turn the headlight off during the low part of the cycle, it just reduces the power out put, I do not know if it would mess with the RLU (Reserve Lighting Unit) system or not, It would depend on what the amp draw was during the low part of the modulation cycle. The other option is to disable the computer and RLU like we have to do when installing an HID system.
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    I thought I had it close when I woke to 33° this morning and todays high will be the first time this month that the his will be below average. Even though I am in danger of loosing the dog in the grass, I absolutely REFUSE to, will not even contemplate, or entertain the thought of thinking about thinking of getting the lawn mower out in March in Wisconsin, I dont care if the grass gets 6 feet high, nope nope nope it aint gonna happen.
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    Ill be at the Pond Monster Motel.
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    Good luck!!! But be aware that there is no cure for PMS, You can treat the symptoms, but it can not be cured, There will always be a relapse and the treatments will have to start over.
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    Looks like all I managed to do was to make it yucky out. 45*, light rain, dense fog, Do they make brandy flavored soap???
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    I dont have one.
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