Recent content by ember

That is awesome! I certainly could use one!

Thank you for all the help, guys. Hugh is taking care of me, and I can not thank him, and all of you, enough for the help. This has been very frustrating to say the least. But at least now I have a better understanding on how to use my meter! 20 miles on the bike, first time getting it on the...

I am about to give up on this crap. I will buy another reg/rec and see if it fixes the issue. I have no idea what brand Hugh sells to get any info from anyways. So numbers are pointless.

By the results would that mean the reg/rect is operating normally in your opinion?

Got a new meter to double check my readings. I am using a new auto range digital meter set to auto/ohms to check against my cheapie $5 meter. Here are the readings going by your directions: Stator without engine running- .5 at all three wires and no reading to the steel body. Reg/rect-...

If it wasn't for all the sawzalls and grinders, there wouldn't be much of a market for these bikes. Just saying.

Thanks, Leo. Will do this evening. We should make a sticky, or at least a thread, on this type of thing so you don't have to write so much. This with the pamco test procedure. I know this issue has come up in the past, but the info is all over, in bits and pieces, while searching the forum. For...

Probing the plug for the reg/rect/stator, I am getting 0.1-0.3 on the dc scale. Depending on which wire I test. Would this indicate or point to a bad reg/rect? Or is there a way to test each the stator and reg/rect individually and separate from each other?

Very nice. Damn low, but nice.

Not getting any voltage at the cap, Leo. If there was anything it was very low, under a volt.

Swap fuses first. Double check all connections/grounds. I am having these same issues myself. Just don't have the time to mess with it until the weekend. You running a Pamco as well?

Thanks for the replies. Yes, the diagram I posted was not mine, but figured since this was an electrical question I would post a diagram, something close, to what I have. I am only running a capacitor. I fired the bike up with just the battery on the floor as Pete suggested. Reg/rect...

No, that is the wiring for the bike in general, minus the battery. I found that diagram on this site to illustrate. I am only running a capacitor. I completely isolated the system with a car battery on the floor as you mentioned. I unplugged the regulator/rect for the test. Kill switch is off...

I jumped the hot side of the coil as mentioned. Hooked frame ground wire to frame. Had positive hooked to battery, but as soon as I connected the negative post to the battery, instant backfire out the pipe. Scared the crap out of me. I was kicking it over earlier in the day, so I am guessing...

Do not use JB weld. There is a LOT of tension on each cable end, JB will fail. Do it right and solder. It is super simple with a torch. Get some 50/50 solder at the hardware store and some flux.