Installing Capacitor on Cb350?

[jordan_carson]

Hey all, I believe this may be self-explanatory but I haven't been able to find much info on it so I thought I would throw it out to the pros before I electrocute myself or worse- fry all the electronics on my bike.

I fought with my charging system for a few months and after the easy upgrades with no help I broke down and rewired the whole bike with the most simple diagram I could. I have a toggle switch that operates the headlight and tail light and I'm running no other lights on the bike. After getting rid of the 44 year old wires and simplifying the system so much she charges at 13 volts no problem! Now I want to push it a step farther and install a capacitor and lose the big bulky battery.

My question is do I simply install the capacitor where my battery currently is ( positive coming from R/R, leading into fuse, then to ignition)
Do I need to ground the capacitor? Or is it as simple as positive in positive out.

Do i need to put it after the Stator and before the R/R ?

Thanks in advanvce for all the help.

 

[Tremelune]

I don't think it's going to be that easy. CB350s just don't run/start well without a well-charged battery. The charging system simply cannot power the bike at idle. Even if you're kickstart-only, you need a battery. Even with a boosted stator and LED lights, the voltage just isn't there unless you rev.

I would love for you to prove me wrong, as I would like to do the same thing, but common wisdom points to a small lithium battery and a kickstarter (in which case you'll probably want a better regulator-rectifier to ensure the voltage does not exceed 14.6v and fry the more finicky little battery).