23-07-2019, 07:06 PM
Backing up what is said above: it is fine unless you have problems which cannot easily be fixed.
The car on its way to Tokyo is using an electronic module which is at least 25 years old, for which there are no spares available.
(One was found at this year's Beaulieu, new old stock but probably also 25 years old.)
Added to which it appears to have the only system in the country which requires the dynamo to be wired the way it is, so no system more in current use will work without mods to the dynamo.
Having said that, even with total failure of the control system, fall back is - don't use the dynamo, just charge the battery at regular intervals. Which probably with careful use - hand starting, and LED bulbs and not too many miles a day - could be once a week with a 12 volt system.
The car on its way to Tokyo is using an electronic module which is at least 25 years old, for which there are no spares available.
(One was found at this year's Beaulieu, new old stock but probably also 25 years old.)
Added to which it appears to have the only system in the country which requires the dynamo to be wired the way it is, so no system more in current use will work without mods to the dynamo.
Having said that, even with total failure of the control system, fall back is - don't use the dynamo, just charge the battery at regular intervals. Which probably with careful use - hand starting, and LED bulbs and not too many miles a day - could be once a week with a 12 volt system.