Iluminando Clasicas

Charging System

The modern charging system hasn't changed much in over 40 years. It consists of the generator, regulator and the interconnecting wiring. The purpose of the charging system is to provide the main source of electrical energy while the engine is running and in some motorcycles to maintain the charge in the battery.

Some Important Issues:

• Voltage: The voltage between two ends of a path is the total energy required to move a small electric charge along that path, divided by the magnitude of the charge.
• Amperage/Electric current: Electric current means the rate of flow of electric charge. The SI unit for measuring the rate of flow of electric charge is the ampere, which is charge flowing through some surface at the rate of one coulomb per second.
• Wattage/Electric Power: Electric power is defined as the rate at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt. Simplifying Watt = Amper x Volt. For example a generator of 12 volts and 4 Amp will generate 48Watts.

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