Diagnosing my charging system,
I've said it before, electrical is not my strong suit. I'm good at lifting heavy things and drinking beer Haha! I have been trying to educate myself this week. I have read everything I can possibly find on this forum and in my manual. So without further ado, here is where I'm at.
1. Bike doesn't charge
2. Failed slap test
3. No voltage at the hot brush when key is on
4. Battery is new and fully charged
5. Checked power both sides of the main fuse ( which is also new blade type fuse) all good, no drop in voltage.
6. Checked continuity of green power wire all the way from regulator to the hot brush. GOOD
7. Checked all the white stator wires with ohm meter , .5ohms, GOOD
8. Checked continuity of all white wires from rectifier plug all the way to stator. GOOD
9. Voltage regulator, performed all recommended tests from manual. All GOOD
10. Rotor , 5.5 ohms between rings, no short between rings and core. GOOD
11. Rectifier, FAIL FAIL FAIL all tests. I dissasembled it and looked for broken wires, didn't see any.
12. Performed visual inspection of all charging related wires and connections and they all look good.
Last night before I even started , I made the decision to upgrade my regulator and rectifier.
I ordered a new 3-phase bridge rectifier 30 amps, from EBay. It's on a slow boat from China ( literally) it could be a month before I have it. It was so cheap I should've ordered two, just in case the one I bought is bad.( Photo is just a sample not actual product)
I also ordered a VR-115 voltage regulator, that will get here much sooner.
By the way , I'm just curious, in the photo below, what is this green part on the voltage regulator? And why does it get hot when you turn the key on, without the bike running?
So I'd love some input, did I miss anything?
Anything left that I need to check?
I sure hope this takes care of the charging problem. If not I've got the worlds prettiest boat anchor.
Thanks Bob
I've said it before, electrical is not my strong suit. I'm good at lifting heavy things and drinking beer Haha! I have been trying to educate myself this week. I have read everything I can possibly find on this forum and in my manual. So without further ado, here is where I'm at.
1. Bike doesn't charge
2. Failed slap test
3. No voltage at the hot brush when key is on
4. Battery is new and fully charged
5. Checked power both sides of the main fuse ( which is also new blade type fuse) all good, no drop in voltage.
6. Checked continuity of green power wire all the way from regulator to the hot brush. GOOD
7. Checked all the white stator wires with ohm meter , .5ohms, GOOD
8. Checked continuity of all white wires from rectifier plug all the way to stator. GOOD
9. Voltage regulator, performed all recommended tests from manual. All GOOD
10. Rotor , 5.5 ohms between rings, no short between rings and core. GOOD
11. Rectifier, FAIL FAIL FAIL all tests. I dissasembled it and looked for broken wires, didn't see any.
12. Performed visual inspection of all charging related wires and connections and they all look good.
Last night before I even started , I made the decision to upgrade my regulator and rectifier.
I ordered a new 3-phase bridge rectifier 30 amps, from EBay. It's on a slow boat from China ( literally) it could be a month before I have it. It was so cheap I should've ordered two, just in case the one I bought is bad.( Photo is just a sample not actual product)
I also ordered a VR-115 voltage regulator, that will get here much sooner.
By the way , I'm just curious, in the photo below, what is this green part on the voltage regulator? And why does it get hot when you turn the key on, without the bike running?
So I'd love some input, did I miss anything?
Anything left that I need to check?
I sure hope this takes care of the charging problem. If not I've got the worlds prettiest boat anchor.
Thanks Bob
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