REPETE
XS650 Addict
OK Jim
I'll bring the laptop down to the garage tomorrow evening and que it up and report back my findings.
I'll bring the laptop down to the garage tomorrow evening and que it up and report back my findings.
Bloody beautiful work Jim. A piece of working art that no one sees. If you know you know.Good Morning All -
I've been collecting the needed items needed to put the charging system back together as best possible.
Early on I had bought the the new regulator/rectifier.
Subsequently and with the guidance received here was able to determine that the rotor had gone bad.
That was sent off to Jim... more on that later.
Following Mailman's prompt, I went searching for a grommet to match the dimensions of the one he had used to seal the stator harness between the motor block and the side cover. That proved to be quite a challenge and the closest I came was a grommet with a 3/8" hole designed to be installed in a 5/8" hole in a 3/16" thick plate. All good but the overall outside diameter was 7/8".... Mailman recommended 1". The tiny bit that won't be sealed at two corners (remember that the original is flat sided against the backside of the cover) I'll be able to seal up with a dab of weather-stripping adhesive.
I also indicated that prior to reassembling I was going to replace the harness sleeve and the wire that goes to the neautral indicator switch as well as the rubber neutral switch cap. They're all hard as a rock.
I thought I had what I needed but ultimately I followed Jetmechmarty's suggestion and placed an order with Vintage Connections. I could've used any wire but it was important to me to replace it in kind with the proper color coding.
I'm expecting the Vintage Connections delivery today.
Now - back to the rotor.
As I had said, I took full advantage of Jim's somewhat new rotor rebuilding service. I had fully expected to be waiting weeks and to receive back a rebuilt rotor that still looked "old".
Well, Jim had the rotor back to me in a week's time!
Not only that, but the workmanship is amongst the best I've ever seen!
Take a look at this...
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Fella's... it doesn't get any better than this!
Thank you Jim!!!
If anyone has a rotor issue you'd be doing yourself a disservice if you don't take advantage of Jim's services!
Hopefully I'll find sometime one evening this week to correct my harness and reassemble everything.
More to come.
Finally got around to getting some voltage readings..
.87v drop.
- 13.05v immediately after disconnecting battery tender
- 12.22v after sitting overnight w/o battery tender
- 11.35v w/ key on and regulator completely disconnected
Is this acceptable?
As a reminder, regulator is pumping over 15v into the battery and I'm trying to determine if the new electronic regulator is defective.
Thoughts?
Just so we're clear, we're looking to compare voltages and see if there's a drop. We need to know what the voltage is at the brown wire to the regulator compared to the battery voltage."Just so we are on the same page ... is the voltage on the now disconnected connector where the regulator should sit Measured"
Yes sir
I took reading at the brown wire at the connection point where it wold connect to the regulator lead and the connector is apart.
The other lead from the regulator is also disconnected.
I think the question now is the .87 voltage drop acceptable and if not is it truly enough of a drop to trigger the regulator to want to pump in the high voltage that it is.
No, apparently not....at the brown wire w/ the key off and the again with the key on...
...I believe we're on the same page and I'm clear...
No worries... I used to be a teacher.patience appreciated