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Title: Upgraded battery cables/headlight wiring Post by: Charlie98 on March 30, 2016, 06:07:56 AM Because I'm new to the Ducati and all it's quibbles, I'm reading as much forum porn as I can trying to learn what I can. I've noticed on a number of forums issues with starting... not only cold starts, but restarts after a stop, etc. I've read (somewhere, maybe here..? ) that the factory wiring to high current devices like the starter and headlight isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Are there pre-fab wiring upgrade components available? I've also seen other mods like better cooling to the rectifier and such... what else would be a reasonable mod? I'm very interested in improving my headlight output... my tired 50-year old eyes don't see as well at night as I would like... if there is a way to bolster the output of the stock unit (besides relamping) I'm all in. Title: Re: Upgraded battery cables/headlight wiring Post by: koko64 on March 30, 2016, 06:22:15 AM There are wiring upgrade kits from sponsor Motowheels for battery and starter. These are easy prefabbed kits. Some fit extra earth cables to frame/and or motor from the - terminal. I fitted an extra cable that connected to the frame/- battery connection and ran it to the external bolt securing the starter to help ground it.
A relay and heavy duty cables to the headlamp helps. Sometimes people are lucky with a fancy headlight globe improving light output, but it doesn't help if the wiring is a weak link. |