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Gen II ground spider discussion (bench racing)
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<blockquote data-quote="RZ350" data-source="post: 700794" data-attributes="member: 13475"><p>Brodie</p><p></p><p>I’m glad to see you are still working on the kit to help eliminate the grounding overload issue. Although people have several choices on how to tackle this problem, your solution offers a simple plug-n-play all-inclusive choice for those not wanting to take the full DIY route of buying individual parts, building, and installing.</p><p></p><p>For those still concerned about keeping the spider spade connectors in the circuit as Brodie’s solution and others do, please keep this in mind. Very similar or identical spade connections are used throughout the bike’s electrical system and are not causing any problems elsewhere (at least not to my knowledge). Granted, some are sealed connectors, but there are still plenty that are not sealed, as I witnessed while analyzing my spare harness. Connectors can be considered a “weak link” in any harness. These spider connections just happen to be failing due to current overloading in the ground bus circuit back to the battery during peak power usage. If current is kept below their design limits (by adding alternate ground paths), I believe these spade connections will work fine for years and years. Of course, some corrosion prevention will enhance the reliability.</p><p></p><p>Let us know if you need anything as you develop your kit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RZ350, post: 700794, member: 13475"] Brodie I’m glad to see you are still working on the kit to help eliminate the grounding overload issue. Although people have several choices on how to tackle this problem, your solution offers a simple plug-n-play all-inclusive choice for those not wanting to take the full DIY route of buying individual parts, building, and installing. For those still concerned about keeping the spider spade connectors in the circuit as Brodie’s solution and others do, please keep this in mind. Very similar or identical spade connections are used throughout the bike’s electrical system and are not causing any problems elsewhere (at least not to my knowledge). Granted, some are sealed connectors, but there are still plenty that are not sealed, as I witnessed while analyzing my spare harness. Connectors can be considered a “weak link” in any harness. These spider connections just happen to be failing due to current overloading in the ground bus circuit back to the battery during peak power usage. If current is kept below their design limits (by adding alternate ground paths), I believe these spade connections will work fine for years and years. Of course, some corrosion prevention will enhance the reliability. Let us know if you need anything as you develop your kit. [/QUOTE]
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