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As you may have seen I have installed a Husaberg in a Sidecarcross bike, unfortunately for us the kickstart is on the left and so is the sidecar. This means that there is limited travel on the kickstart, which is fine for 2-strokes but not so good for 4-strokes. So ideally we would like to use the motor to start the bike.
I have read that you can use 24v through the motor, does this endanger the motor, does it get hotter, and for how long can you turn the engine over at this voltage? Also would a bigger battery help, is the battery limiting the motor or is the motor reaching its limit with the stock battery? I.e. if the battery is giving 12v and the motor has X resistance it should draw X amps, can the battery give the maximum amps the motor can draw given its resistance, or would it draw more if it could from a higher AH battery?
In tests I have found that at 24v it fires first go, with a car 12v battery it fires first go, but with the stock battery it chugs for about 10 seconds then goes.
Any help would be appreciated.
Ben
I have read that you can use 24v through the motor, does this endanger the motor, does it get hotter, and for how long can you turn the engine over at this voltage? Also would a bigger battery help, is the battery limiting the motor or is the motor reaching its limit with the stock battery? I.e. if the battery is giving 12v and the motor has X resistance it should draw X amps, can the battery give the maximum amps the motor can draw given its resistance, or would it draw more if it could from a higher AH battery?
In tests I have found that at 24v it fires first go, with a car 12v battery it fires first go, but with the stock battery it chugs for about 10 seconds then goes.
Any help would be appreciated.
Ben
