Evilclone13
XS650 Enthusiast
I went on my first "real" ride last weekend and about 40 miles into it, the bike died. It was a dead battery.
I got a new battery and just made it home with the battery at 10 volts. I started poking around and I found the 20 amp fuse that is in the hot wire coming from the reg/rec was blown. I replaced that, and then checked my wiring. Sure enough, the wires from factory connection from the reg/rec (green and red wires) to the ground/battery had fallen out of the main connector. I soldered the wires to the factory spade connectors, and then reinstalled everything.
Thinking that I had solved my problem, I went for another ride. By the time I got home, my lights were diming and the battery was down to 8 volts?!?!
Today I got a chance to take another look at what's going on, with the reg/rec connection unhooked from the fuse link to the battery, and with the bike at 3000rpm, I'm only getting 3.1 volts out of the system.
Has something shorted with the reg/rec with the wires coming out? and what kind of voltage should I be seeing out of this unit, 13 - 14 volts?
I'm sure you guys will have more questions, I'll be on stand by until then.
Thanks!
I got a new battery and just made it home with the battery at 10 volts. I started poking around and I found the 20 amp fuse that is in the hot wire coming from the reg/rec was blown. I replaced that, and then checked my wiring. Sure enough, the wires from factory connection from the reg/rec (green and red wires) to the ground/battery had fallen out of the main connector. I soldered the wires to the factory spade connectors, and then reinstalled everything.
Thinking that I had solved my problem, I went for another ride. By the time I got home, my lights were diming and the battery was down to 8 volts?!?!
Today I got a chance to take another look at what's going on, with the reg/rec connection unhooked from the fuse link to the battery, and with the bike at 3000rpm, I'm only getting 3.1 volts out of the system.
Has something shorted with the reg/rec with the wires coming out? and what kind of voltage should I be seeing out of this unit, 13 - 14 volts?
I'm sure you guys will have more questions, I'll be on stand by until then.
Thanks!