Ben Mccree
XS650 Enthusiast
Engine now running and it sounds great trouble is I noticed some smoke coming from the coil on the voltage regulator.
It is a 1980 engine and what I did because the wiring to the alternator was within the loom, was to take the outer cover with the bushes in off the 1980 engine and slotted the original (1972) one on. Ran the engine for about five minutes and noticed the smoke and the coil was too hot to touch.
What I have done now is fit the original rotor inside the cover. No smoke this time, but the coil still gets hot. Alternator is charging.
I know it is not normal for something to smoke, but does the coil normally get hot? Any ideas why it smoked?
Ben
It is a 1980 engine and what I did because the wiring to the alternator was within the loom, was to take the outer cover with the bushes in off the 1980 engine and slotted the original (1972) one on. Ran the engine for about five minutes and noticed the smoke and the coil was too hot to touch.
What I have done now is fit the original rotor inside the cover. No smoke this time, but the coil still gets hot. Alternator is charging.
I know it is not normal for something to smoke, but does the coil normally get hot? Any ideas why it smoked?
Ben