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I just measured it 120mm

Are they still making bt45 or has the bt46 replaced the old battlax?

I think I still have a steel plate with a slot cut in it that I used to press apart my crank if that's useful?

My left front brake started making an awful grinding noise. There's heaps of meat on the pads so I guess there must be something stuck in there.

Is there a hack for this, or am I going to have to pull the shoes off?

It's a 71. I got as far as pressing the crank apart then life got in the way. 

Wanna get together on the crank rebuild? Might give me the inspiration required to get back onto my T500

Can you modify an Astra pump to fit an external reservoir?

I've got a 24v element in a 300l hot water cylinder and I tried hooking up some pv panels directly in different configurations but I think i only managed to squeeze about 25-30% of the panel wattage into the element.

A normal charge controller needs a battery to turn on, you can't put it directly into a load. I ended up using batteries and a voltage switch so it doesn't drain them.

@h4nd's link doesn't work for me but something that works directly would be sweet. I think a regular dc-dc converter would work but haven't tried one.

Now I think about it, the resistor is probably to give the correct load when just the park lights are on. Make sure the bulbs in the speedo are good too, else the others will get too many volts.

A lot of regs are zener diode based like sohc said, which will short circuit half the wave. You'd need an ac reg.

https://www.trailtech.net/en-us/shop/accessories/motorcycle-parts/electrical/electrical-components/ac-regulator-adjustable-power-dimmer-switch/

The resistor will probably still be connected parallel with the bulbs when the switch is off, which is why it needs to be disconnected to test it.

There shouldn't be any 20w bulbs in the circuit. It should have 2x speedo lamps 3.4W each, position light 4W, tail light 5W and headlight 25W. 

Those together should be 3.5 ohms and with a 6.7 ohm resistor would make it 2.3 ohms. If the resistor is 3 ohms, it should measure 1.6 ohms across the lot.

Something's not right, have you pulled the resistor out to test it? 3 ohms @ 20V would consume 130W so it would be getting pretty bloody hot.

Kind of looks like it's unregulated AC with a resistor to bleed off a bit of juice.

My Vespa was built with no regulator or resistor so if one bulb dies, all the rest burn out by the time you get home.

I'll  come over, drink beer and offer uninformed advice if you like. I can cut some shims out of my empty cans.

The auction houses inspect the cars and you get a detailed report of the condition. A good tip I've picked up is that if you're buying through an agent, ask to see the auction sheets. One of the common companies beforward.jp have a reputation for buying low grade cars and not disclosing the problems.

Not keen on yahoo unless the car can be viewed in Yokohama else its like buying a car unseen off TM except you have to pay shipping and import duties on top of purchase price before you find out its fucked.

Been talking with autohub and the nz office said they only do logistics not purchasing but the jp office offer auction purchase. Only thing is, they each want to sell a package but a lot of the services overlap. Basically dealing with two different companies with the same name.

Been looking into this and buying a car in Japan directly is a complete ballache.

It seems that basically all cars are sold through the auction houses. To bid directly at the auctions you need to be a member which involves a monthly fee, plus a ¥100,000 security deposit. You have to give them a verified copy of your stamp, which is what they use as a signature, plus one for your guarantor.

Then there's heaps of paperwork when you buy the car, the government really makes a big deal of it. This involves a trip to some office with your stamp and more money. It's the same again you want to deregister it and get an export certificate, but after two years you get a refund of the disposal fee that's paid on all new cars in Japan.

So Japanese people who want a used car generally buy through a dealer, who charges about ¥200,000 for the service.

Nothing like here where you hand over some notes then change the rego online.

Middy reckons there must be a Japanese version of the MTA who lobbied the government for red tape to protect their trade.

23 hours ago, tortron said:

Did you make your own cup mix? 

Wife wants to do that when we go

Yeah it was fun. Apparently not the kind of thing you want to get forced into doing several times, but going into the shrine of the burt Munro of noodles and making your own cup with seasoning and little dried fish and decorating it with felt pens is an experience you only get in Japan.

Have you tried the local vcc? They seem pretty active. We'll maybe not too active if you've seen them but there's a few of them.

I'm heading to New Plymouth in a few weeks, can drop by Horopito if they've got something there. 

Never thought I'd see a T500 bobber

And if you're in Yokohama the Nissan hq is worth a look, as is the cup noodle museum.

I'm not sure exactly what the home type1/type2 chargers consist of. AFAIK the car takes the AC, rectifies it, then it has a DC-DC converter to take it to battery voltage.

Dies it just have a chip to talk to the car and tell it how many amps to draw? In which case why are they $400+?

I quiet like the look of the Mitsubishi miev minicab  - basically a Kei van or pickup with 16kwh battery and 150km range.

There must be a million different cheap evs in China now that would be really practical for a lot of people.

5 minutes ago, yoeddynz said:

Local friend of mine had popped this up on a FB group...

 

This is a problem I was unaware of. Is it a EV thing with other brands?

Leaves are the Morris minor of the EV world. Most EVs have liquid cooled batteries now.

Driver had a shit job in winter didn't he?

1 hour ago, cletus said:

you will need a carbon account too i believe?

which will probably be advantageous to yourself if you are importing an EV

 

 

 

As in emissions trading?