bpupeza
I like motorcycles
When I check voltage with the bike running my multi-meter goes berserk! It goes from single digits up to 20 or 30 back and fourth and its barely readable. I tried another meter with similar results.
This motor was in my other xs and charging fine before I swapped it into my 73. It is a 78 motor and charging system with points and separate reg/rec. It has a new wire harness. I disconnected all of the lights, horn, and brake switch. I bypassed the kill and the key switch. I swapped batteries, regulator, and rectifier with different ones.
I disconnected the the regulator, rectifier, and stater and it still did the exact same thing.
It seems that all that's left is the points condenser, and coils.
It fires up and runs good.
I did the slap test. Its nice and strong. I have 11.4 volts and the brush.
.7 between the white wires on the stater. No continuity from whites to ground.
5.7 ohms between the slip rings. No continuity to ground with the brushes removed.
I cleaned my grounds
I cleaned the key switch.
when I try to check AC volts I get the same erratic readings.
I ran a jumper from the battery to the brush with the same result.
Any thoughts?
This motor was in my other xs and charging fine before I swapped it into my 73. It is a 78 motor and charging system with points and separate reg/rec. It has a new wire harness. I disconnected all of the lights, horn, and brake switch. I bypassed the kill and the key switch. I swapped batteries, regulator, and rectifier with different ones.
I disconnected the the regulator, rectifier, and stater and it still did the exact same thing.
It seems that all that's left is the points condenser, and coils.
It fires up and runs good.
I did the slap test. Its nice and strong. I have 11.4 volts and the brush.
.7 between the white wires on the stater. No continuity from whites to ground.
5.7 ohms between the slip rings. No continuity to ground with the brushes removed.
I cleaned my grounds
I cleaned the key switch.
when I try to check AC volts I get the same erratic readings.
I ran a jumper from the battery to the brush with the same result.
Any thoughts?