poorman9
XS650 Addict
I've been making my way through Curly's troubleshooting guide trying to figure out why my battery keeps dying.
When the bikes idling or revving, I never get any voltage going back to the battery, it just sits around 12 volts.
Step 1. Battery is charged.
Step 2. No magnetic field.
Step 3. Regulator pasted the test. Battery terminal charge voltage doesn't change.
Step 4. Full voltage to the positive brush
Step 5. Well this picture pretty much explains it (1.3 ohms between the rings)
I don't get anywhere near 5 ohms between the slip rings, and I don't get infinity on between a ring and the engine. And these reading are taken with the key on.
Anything else I should try before I start thinking about replacing my generator?
The longest I've riden the bike without it dying is probably 20 to 30 minutes, but that was with the headlight off.
When the bikes idling or revving, I never get any voltage going back to the battery, it just sits around 12 volts.
Step 1. Battery is charged.
Step 2. No magnetic field.
Step 3. Regulator pasted the test. Battery terminal charge voltage doesn't change.
Step 4. Full voltage to the positive brush
Step 5. Well this picture pretty much explains it (1.3 ohms between the rings)
I don't get anywhere near 5 ohms between the slip rings, and I don't get infinity on between a ring and the engine. And these reading are taken with the key on.
Anything else I should try before I start thinking about replacing my generator?
The longest I've riden the bike without it dying is probably 20 to 30 minutes, but that was with the headlight off.