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Post by chihuahuas on Apr 16, 2013 21:51:41 GMT -5
So i thought I needed a battery for my scoot 50cc. I added a HID headlight and thought I needed a battery. So I got one. They just suck. So what you can press a button and vroom. So lame. I have been kick starting my 50 for 3 years untill last month. With the new battery I start with button but it is not the same. I prefer to kick it. It tells compression and overall engine health. It starts like a dream. So I found a Audio Cap at the local pawn shop and got it to play with.  The plan is to disconnect the battery and run off the cap. This will be to power the 4amp HID headlight and LED tail. I will make a video if it all works and show Yall. Cool thing about these Caps is they have a build in volt meter. And they look really cool on a stripped Rat Scooter. So that's the plan man. Now Battery. Kickstart with ele backup via jumper cables. Update------------------------ I tried it and it doesn't work. The HID draws 8 amps then 6 amps and finally 4 amps once hot. The cap drains before the lamp heats up. |
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Post by millsc on Apr 16, 2013 22:27:03 GMT -5
The kickstart is made for emergency use they break too easily, best to use the electric
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Post by chihuahuas on Apr 16, 2013 22:53:41 GMT -5
Kick start works fine once modified. I have started mine 3-6 times a day for 3 years and no malfunction. It has been modified.
The stock ones suck
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Post by bfinny on Apr 18, 2013 21:05:18 GMT -5
as far as the big cap your running idk i just used a simple small 2200~ 35V capacitor cost me like 2$.. the 2 wires with bullet connectors coming out of the stator run direct to my cdi and coil for the bike running side of the electrical. the yellow white and green wire are all used for lighting with a regulator and and capacitor in place as a battery only to absorb extra voltage from the stator. without this cap i couldnt power my leds or keep my regulators/headlights from frying. now i have lights and my bike fires great 1st or second kick..as far as not being able to kickstart ..yes they can break any kickstart can however in my experience ive been kickstarting my scoot since it was in a frame and all my previous scooters have been kickstart as well...for some reason all the batterys i was buying at 50-60$ a piece were crap in no time i couldnt afford one and didnt really mind kickin it and it didnt mind being kicked ..
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Post by bfinny on Apr 18, 2013 21:14:05 GMT -5
[replyingto=birddog]birddog[/replyingto]i really like it do you have a thread started for it? so far ive hit every road block immaginable i just had to start a whole new scooter tonight because my scoots had its identity stolen and im going to the keys in a week and need a scoot. i get my tags tomorrow i just put the engine in tonight the wire harness is only a handfull of things im figuring out where to boly up the hard part is going to be the in frame wire tuck and finding a bandsaw to cut the diamond plate out with...i think i got a welder lined up for the weekend and if not i didnt need them parts in the keys anyway ;Dmy biggest question is how you made your tank cause i seriously was considering it like it was my plan then i saw this bottle before i came across a extinguisher
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Post by bvance554 on Apr 19, 2013 0:02:55 GMT -5
Love the gas tank. How big of a capacitor did you use? And I assume you only kick start it? Just curious.
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Post by birddog on Apr 19, 2013 18:35:58 GMT -5
I used hole saws and cut the filler neck and nipple out of the stock gas tank. Cut holes out of the extinguisher. Then welded them on. Had to used J B Weld to seal every thing up. Also had to pour some into the valve so it wouldn't open and pour gas e every where. I have a crapy thread in the general scoot . Section I stillhave a battery but just to Erin three lights. Most of the time I use the luck start since I don't have a starter button wired in.
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Post by birddog on Apr 22, 2013 12:55:38 GMT -5
You def need a bigger Cap and a way to keep water off of it. I ditches my stock battery and fabbed a tray for a motorcycle battery. Much better now
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