Running With No Battery

[stuart-glos]

I have recently purchased a 301 and intend to convert it into a trail bike type of thing.

I want to make the bike as minimal as possible - that is, take off as much as I possibly can whilst leaving it a road legal machine.

I used to have a Suzuki TS125 that would run without a battery - can I do the same with an MZ301?

thanks

stuart

[DAVID THOMPSON]

look here
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3811

powerdynamo makes a system that can run with no battery
http://www.powerdynamo.biz/eng/sitemap.htm
not cheap but good
dave

[radiograf]

I would suspect not, the MZ alternator uses field coils, which need a battery to produce a magnetic field. The Suzuki had a fixed magnet rotor, as do most jap bikes. If I remember rightly the Suzuki had a magneto, with a seperate ignition and lighting coil, the battery was only there to store surplus charge, and had nothing to do with the ignition. I would suggest as you don't want lights, to fit a small sealed gel battery, as these don't spill when tipped over.

[atreyu]

does anyone have the link to the power dynamo capacitor used to convert MZB kits to run without a battery? Would like a fail safe...

[DAVID THOMPSON]

http://www.powerdynamo.biz/eng/parts/condenser.htm

read the notes at bottom of page
Dave

i recommend a red led lamp ran by a battery on rear of bike ..
with a switch for use when emergency stopping at night
on busy main motor ways
if you want no main battery