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Ah my favourite troll ;) . My reference to the regulator was that Chris might at some point be considering changing the regulator to a more modern type like a dvr2 in which case you would need to order either a positive or negative earth version.
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There have been regulators in which positive and negative contact points were made of different materials. Not so in our Lucas regulators as far as I know. So our regulators function exactly the same after switching polarity.

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Good to know, thanks Albert.
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Thanks to you all for your replies .
Hi Chris , what I am intending to do is to upgrade the electrics to 12 v on my G2 . Bike has already been partly rewired by a po. but is still on 6v system . Most of the components are still of the dodgy Lucas variety so I will be looking to upgrade to modern regulator etc , however I do still want to retain the points etc .
I will not be starting the work yet as it's absolutely freezing in the shed ATM and I have enough of working in the cold all day as it is ! However I do want to prime myself with a bit of advance knowledge and do a bit of research prior to starting as like I said I am a complete auto electrics dummy .
I will be following Clanger 9 s excellent guide and I must admit if I didn't have that to follow I don't think I would attempt it .
Most of my problem is I don't understand the terminology so expect more daft questions when I get started .
Once again thank you all.
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Nice one Chris.

The wiring will be fine. Get 12v bulbs or LED's, 12v horn, 12v battery, DVR2 regulator and Robert is one's father's brother. :D
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I like the sound of LEDs it's nice to see where one is going there's some deep ditches where I live !
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I replaced my lamps with 6v LEDs today, and am very impressed. The sidelight is suitable as a daytime running lamp, and so is the headlight as it draws so little current. My single is still running the original non gel alternator stator on the 6 volt positive earth system.

They're super bright and there's no delay when I switched them on. I also swapped the stop/tail lamp for an LED. I reckon it's well worth the cost, especially as the bike is only good for a realistic 60mph.


I can't be arsed to get the bike out tonight to test them as it's a bit chilly :)
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Got to be honest, even though I'm 12v and LED, the chaps at the NW Section have 6 volts and they are bright as a Hollywood spotlight. I am tempted to go back to six if the dynamo ends up doing overtime. It would only mean minor alteration.
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Hello, Chris.
I'm pretty sure I've recommended this book before. It's written by the chap who runs the matchless clueless website. He explains everything from first principles in a very easy to understand way. I'm no expert when it comes to stuff that works without it being able to be seen while it does it :? but this book genuinely helps and is worth every penny.

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Greybeard wrote:Hello, Chris.
I'm pretty sure I've recommended this book before. It's written by the chap who runs the matchless clueless website.
Steve
No need to buy the book. I refer the Honourable Member for Yorkshire East to the reply I gave earlier...........
SPRIDDLER wrote:Wot Mick D said.
But if you want to go into more specific detail about Lucas electrics there's an excellent fairly simple guide here:

https://matchlessclueless.com/electrical/
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