angus67
Welder's penetrate deeper!!
I have figured out what was wrong with my 1971 regulator, and why the charging system wasn't charging. No power to reg.
So I powered it up, and started the bike. It has all original electrics, and although I cant run it very long(fouls out plugs), I was able to at least get a read while it tried to idle. at 1500 rpm, my regulator is pushing 14.9 volt. at idle, 14.5.
Is this over charging? I didn't have the head/tail lites on, and I believe it shouldn't be charging at all at idle, 1200rpm. The battery is a brand new mottobat, correct for this bike, I run it all the time in my chopper, and has never let me down, even when it sits for a couple months, first kick on chopper.
I plan on updateing the electronics with a radio shack rectifier and vr-115 regulator, but I need a chain of events so I can follow a path to success.
I plan on riding this bike, so even though the original electrics may show good, I don't want to be stranded banging my head against a wall knowing full well 43 year old electronics don't like being woken up.
So I powered it up, and started the bike. It has all original electrics, and although I cant run it very long(fouls out plugs), I was able to at least get a read while it tried to idle. at 1500 rpm, my regulator is pushing 14.9 volt. at idle, 14.5.
Is this over charging? I didn't have the head/tail lites on, and I believe it shouldn't be charging at all at idle, 1200rpm. The battery is a brand new mottobat, correct for this bike, I run it all the time in my chopper, and has never let me down, even when it sits for a couple months, first kick on chopper.
I plan on updateing the electronics with a radio shack rectifier and vr-115 regulator, but I need a chain of events so I can follow a path to success.
I plan on riding this bike, so even though the original electrics may show good, I don't want to be stranded banging my head against a wall knowing full well 43 year old electronics don't like being woken up.