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Running a capacitor on my CA160. How can I save me bulbs?

CB160, CB350, CB360, CB450
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g-ride2
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Running a capacitor on my CA160. How can I save me bulbs?

Post by g-ride2 » Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:04 pm

Running a capacitor on my CA160. How can I save me bulbs? Is a battery the only answer? It runs great off the capacitor. Looking at ways to living without a battery and still have a brake lamp.

mike in idaho
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Post by mike in idaho » Wed Jun 26, 2019 4:50 pm

Replace the original rectifier with something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H38C7D4/re ... 8782f7606f
It has an internal voltage regulator circuit, should save your light bulbs.
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