Electrical Equipment - MOTO GUZZI V1000 G5 Owner's Manual

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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
The electrical equipment consists of:
• Battery.
• Starter motor with electromagnetic ratchet
control.
• Generator/alternator, located on the front si-
de of the crankshaft.
• Double contact breaker with autom. advance.
• Ignition coils.
• Rectifier.
• Regulator.
• Terminal block with fuses (6 fuses of «16 A»).
• Flasher relay.
• Starter relay.
• Headlight.
• Tail light, parking, stop, number plate.
• Turns light indicator.
• Ignition switch.
• Light switch.
• Turn indicators, horn and flashing light switch.
• Engine starting and stopping button.
• Electric horns.
Battery
(fig. 33)
Battery is a 12 V type with 32 A capacity. It is
charged directly by the generator.
Access to the battery is obtained by:
unhooking lifting lever "A,,;
- raising the seat and keeping it up with rod
- unhooking the rubber bands "C" and discon-
necting the electric wires;
- removing tool box.
Putting a new battery into service
1 Remove seals and plugs and introduce pure
sulphoric acid with specific gravity of 1,25 kg/I
and at temperature not lower than 15° C (59
0
F)
till the level is 5-6 mm (.10-.23") over the top
of the plate separators or the splashguard.
2 Let the battery rest for two hours.
3 Charge the battery at an intensity equal to
about 1/10th of its capacity until the current in-
tensity rate of the acid is about 1,27 kg/I and