charging

I've been having a great time over the last two weeks as I become further acquainted with my 77D, mostly stock, Stella. After the first basic safety checks and oil change, etc. I put her quickly into her role as my daily ride. Most days are 5-10mi, but the last week has given me a few longer...

I am looking to upgrade my current headlight on my stock 1977 XS650. Nothing has been done to the bike except for fixing it up and getting it to stock running order. I have a few questions. I am looking for the brightest / most visible light possible since I do a lot of riding at night. First...

An '81 H Pamco EAdv and HHB PMA I have been getting no charging of my battery due to no output from the stator. The other day I took the rotor off and inspected it. It was clean as could be, but the unit had gotten hot enough to melt the logo off of the rotor. I took the stator off and...

Hey all- I'm at my wits end with a charging issue with my '78 XS650. Here's the situation: I have an HHB PMA installed for a few years now, with a small SLA battery and no electric start. Charging system is super simple: just the PMA, SLA, and reg/rec. The issue is that batteries are...

79 SF with PMA, Pamco. Im running all incandescent bulbs in my signals/running, brake/running, and headlight. Im wondering what I should be getting for voltage at idle around 1200 rpm. With no lights on i get 12.4v-13v. With all lights on I get down to 11v-11.5v. Essentially with the headlight...

No idea what is going on... New build, can be seen here: http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38568&highlight=Omaha The bike Kicks over and starts typically the first kick can get it to run nicely for about 3 mins, then lights dim... it sputters then it dies. IF I wait about 5...

First of all i want to say i hate for this to be my first thread instead of a proper intro thread. I'm a long time lurker of this forum and i must say there is a lot of good information for this particular platform thanks to contributions from members in this community, what makes it much more...

I'm working with a 1973 tx650 motor that has points, ATU, battery, I am not charging the battery when riding around or when reving above 3k. The bike has just an early style 5 wire regulator with no tci. The bike is a kick start only and starts on first or second kick no problem. It even will...

just wanted to thank you guys for all the useful info on this site. I was able to self diagnose my "non" charging system using curlys guide. Very helpful plus all the added info on the ins and outs. I found my rotor to be bad due to the resistance between the brass slip rings was only 1 or 0. I...

Hi Guys, I just picked up a '76 XS650. PO informed me that he was having battery charging issues. I pulled the cover today and had a look. He had a mikesxs pma system installed and it was not charging the battery at any RPM (12.4 at all rpms...). The mounting plate was broken and only...

Ok, I've got my PMA parts all together except the woodruff key. I didn't buy the HHB kit or any kit, I bought all the parts separately. What size woodruff key do I need? Or do I even need one? It's an 80 engine and will be installing a Pamco ignition as well.

I am putting my charging system on today but i cant find the key that holds the rotor to the crankshaft, can someone tell me what size it is so i can run down to the hardware store

Has anyone ever figured out a safe way to hook up an iPhone charger to their xs? I listen to music on long trips (only one ear bud in so I can still hear what's going on around me) but my phone tends to die after awhile (obviously). I saw some cool mounting options out there but was Wondering if...

Okay, so last week was my headache trying to get the headlight to come on when it was just the bulb burned out! I'm hoping this issue is as simple to fix! :laugh: I rarely if ever have any problems with this machine, but when I get the occasional minor issue I tend to go overkill and replace...

hey everyone, new guy here. so, i hate beating a dead horse but i too have a charging problem. ive searched the tech help, other peoples threads, etc. but no one seems to have the same issue i do. when the brown wire from my brush/rotor assembly is connected to the brown wire from my reg/rec...

- interesting article about diagnosing charging system issues