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Haloguy - yes you are absolutely right, it is far from an ideal positioning. My original intent was to put it under the bottom yoke, in the breeze and far from front cylinder heat, but the rectifier is too deep and will foul the front mudguard on full suspension compression. This is a "Hobsons choice" location.
I have included an additional 3mm aluminium heat sink above the rectifier and a 3mm air gap between the CF and the rectifier itself. I did consider a channel shaped duct around the bottom of the rectifier and may still make one but it is quite tight in there (throttle cables and adjusters have to pass close to the inner edge of the rectifier) and with not a lot of material to attach it to.
I will include a voltmeter on the dashboard to alert me to any failure of the rectifier so that I do not fry the battery or set light to the bike (Lithium ion battery).
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