Technical help for Series one, two and three Lambrettas. Models include the Li, Li Special, TV, SX, GP, Serveta and API/SIL models
by Ranburetta » Fri Aug 02, 2019 7:53 pm
Any potential issues (or advantages) connecting a DC stator in AC wiring/configuration?
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by rossclark » Fri Aug 02, 2019 9:47 pm
Wiring is wiring. You'll need to change your horn and fit a rectifier rather than a regulator and either a battery or a capacitor. Other than that there's no real problem.
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by coaster » Sat Aug 03, 2019 10:42 am
rossclark wrote:Wiring is wiring. You'll need to change your horn and fit a rectifier rather than a regulator and either a battery or a capacitor. Other than that there's no real problem.
As above but bare in mind that iff you elect to fit a battery, the lights and horn will be live when the ignition is turned off. No real bother tbh but people could fiddle and play with the horn unless you fit an isolating switch. I have never bothered and never had any bother.
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by dickie » Sat Aug 03, 2019 4:00 pm
Or just ground one of the 2 yellow output wires from the stator and it becomes an ac stator.
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by MK Monty » Sun Aug 04, 2019 12:11 pm
Don't forget you will have to replace all your lamps with DC ones, the ignition switch and loom for a DC one and make sure that any battery you fit is DC

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by Ranburetta » Sun Aug 04, 2019 9:11 pm
Thanks all.
dickie wrote:Or just ground one of the 2 yellow output wires from the stator and it becomes an ac stator
I have gone down the DC stator route which for the time being I shall be running AC until I can swing the other way!
PS where can I buy DC lamps?
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by ULC Soulagent » Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:44 am
Ranburetta wrote:Thanks all.
dickie wrote:Or just ground one of the 2 yellow output wires from the stator and it becomes an ac stator
I have gone down the DC stator route which for the time being I shall be running AC until I can swing the other way!
PS where can I buy DC lamps?
You can’t

ac/dc all the same just make sure it’s 12v
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by dickie » Mon Aug 05, 2019 6:57 am
Ranburetta wrote:Thanks all.
dickie wrote:Or just ground one of the 2 yellow output wires from the stator and it becomes an ac stator
I have gone down the DC stator route which for the time being I shall be running AC until I can swing the other way!
PS where can I buy DC lamps?
Sorry, I'm confused. Are you saying that you've bought a DC stator and want to convert to full DC? I thought you meant you had a DC stator but wanted to retain your AC system?a
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by Ranburetta » Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:21 pm
dickie wrote:Ranburetta wrote:Thanks all.
dickie wrote:Or just ground one of the 2 yellow output wires from the stator and it becomes an ac stator
I have gone down the DC stator route which for the time being I shall be running AC until I can swing the other way!
PS where can I buy DC lamps?
Sorry, I'm confused. Are you saying that you've bought a DC stator and want to convert to full DC? I thought you meant you had a DC stator but wanted to retain your AC system?a
In the light of helpful advice on here and elswhere I have bought DC and am currently using it in AC mode with the option to swing to DC/Wassell if and when I get the time!
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by coaster » Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:55 pm
Ranburetta wrote:
In the light of helpful advice on here and elswhere I have bought DC and am currently using it in AC mode with the option to swing to DC/Wassell if and when I get the time!
In which case you dont need to any wiring alteration to the loom other that connecting one of the 2 yellows to a good earth as already mentioned
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by MickYork » Tue Aug 06, 2019 8:22 pm
coaster wrote:Ranburetta wrote:
In the light of helpful advice on here and elswhere I have bought DC and am currently using it in AC mode with the option to swing to DC/Wassell if and when I get the time!
In which case you dont need to any wiring alteration to the loom other that connecting of the 2 yellows to a good earth as already mentioned
Think that's one yellow to ground

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by coaster » Tue Aug 06, 2019 8:45 pm
MickYork wrote:coaster wrote:Ranburetta wrote:
In the light of helpful advice on here and elswhere I have bought DC and am currently using it in AC mode with the option to swing to DC/Wassell if and when I get the time!
In which case you dont need to any wiring alteration to the loom other that connecting of the 2 yellows to a good earth as already mentioned
Think that's one yellow to ground

oops, missed a word out there, now corrected

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by Ranburetta » Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:05 pm
MickYork wrote:coaster wrote:Ranburetta wrote:
In the light of helpful advice on here and elswhere I have bought DC and am currently using it in AC mode with the option to swing to DC/Wassell if and when I get the time!
In which case you dont need to any wiring alteration to the loom other that connecting of the 2 yellows to a good earth as already mentioned
Think that's one yellow to ground

Yep, thats what I have done.
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