Rectifier mounting

[PeteP275]

Hi all, took loads of pix on strip down. Phone now packed up so cannot see pix. Having problems remembering where the rectifier mounts. Any pix please. Thanks Pete

 

[Its been a long time]

Hi all, took loads of pix on strip down. Phone now packed up so cannot see pix. Having problems remembering where the rectifier mounts. Any pix please. Thanks Pete

On my 1997 XS650D it's under the battery tray. Single point fixing accessible after removing the battery. HTH.

 

[Melnic]

Covered in my bike thread.
Remove battery and battery rubber boot to get access to 10mm? bolt on the top.
Pic in this post of my bike thread

https://www.xs650.com/threads/1978-xs650-special-project.65053/page-4#post-812837

While you have it out, you should do a rectifier test on it to verify none of the diodes are faulty.
you do this with a Digital Meter on Diode test. Its 0V in one direction and about .5-.7V in the other direction. There is a video on youtube to show how that is done. One of my diodes was phyically disconnected I guess from when rotor failed from overvoltage caused by the regulator being out of adjustment

 

[PeteP275]

Thanks folks, mine is a 71 xs1b it has a mounting bracket with 2 holes, I cannot remember where it goes!!!

 

[Melnic]

Does this help?
https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/yamaha/motorcycle/1971/xs1b/electrical

and your talking Rectifier and NOT the regulator correct?
Regulator has the rectangular can and green resistor along the side. I think the 71 is the same from that picture I link
18 is rectifier
22 is regulator

 

[PeteP275]

Hi Melnic, it is defo the rectifier, it has the 2 hole plate mounted on it. There is no 10mm nut/bolt hole on the bottom of the battery box. Thanks, Pete

 

[bill932]

It mounts on the rear fender left side front on the outside along with fender mount

 

[PeteP275]

Thanks alot Bill. Pete