Jim Meade Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 Yes, I had a problem with the Silent Hektik. Wouldn't hold desired voltage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Koerner Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Lee Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 Any of them will fail as demonstrated on the Van's forum when exposed to too much heat. The Ducati has been around for decades and works just fine when used and installed properly. There are close to 55-60K Rotax engines with approximately 6 million run hours that use them and they have been on 912's since 1989. Owners and Mfg's are their own worst enemies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Koerner Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 The issue with the Ducati is not the heat it's exposed to, but rather the heat it generates... almost 3 times that of the Silent Hektik. Of those 60K Ducati Regulators, I would hazard to guess that many have failed. One was mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Lee Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 "Of those 60K Ducati Regulators, I would hazard to guess that many have failed." Sorry Mike this statement isn't true or Rotax would have also dumped them long ago. Ducati VR have a low failure rate and is usually caused by poor ventilation or poor voltage draw. (low draw or excessive draw causes excessive internal heat) Builders and Mfg's have caused most failures. That said anything made by man can fail. Nothing is 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmi Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Never had any issues, not even once , with my Ducati regulator - 690 hours and counting , hopefully , it will stay that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Lee Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 On 5/13/2022 at 9:10 AM, Warmi said: Never had any issues, not even once , with my Ducati regulator - 690 hours and counting , hopefully , it will stay that way. There are many that have 3K-4K hours on them or 20 plus years old. You shouldn't assume or listen to the few John Does on the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted May 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 I have not had any further issues out of mine since the one time that started this thread. Unless it happens again I'm assuming a connection issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procharger Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 My voltage has been reading about 12.3 for years with no issues. I always thought it was low but nothing I did fixed it, new VR didn't help. After the hose change it has risen to 13.7 ever since. loose or bad connection I guess all is still good after 7 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vance Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 For what it’s worth, occasional electrical issues have ceased for me (knock on wood) after packing the VR connector with dielectric grease. I’ve spent hours cleaning/tightening ground & shunt connections in response to minor issues but this seems to have alleviated those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted May 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 Seems like every springtime I get ground issues, probably due to humidity. I loose all my grounds, spray contact cleaner on them, and retighten. That solves the problem until next year. I know when this is happening because all my engine gauges start swinging wildly, sometimes rpm related other times just on their own. That tells me the grounds are poor. Other than that annual ritual and the little one time blip that started this thread, my electrical system has been aces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Lee Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 1 hour ago, FlyingMonkey said: Seems like every springtime I get ground issues, probably due to humidity. I loose all my grounds, spray contact cleaner on them, and retighten. That solves the problem until next year. I know when this is happening because all my engine gauges start swinging wildly, sometimes rpm related other times just on their own. That tells me the grounds are poor. Other than that annual ritual and the little one time blip that started this thread, my electrical system has been aces. Best solution. MOVE TO DRY ARIZONA. PROBLEM SOLVED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted May 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Roger Lee said: Best solution. MOVE TO DRY ARIZONA. PROBLEM SOLVED. It's on the short list of places to go when I retire in 2026. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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