starguymike
XS650 Member
Just wanted to say Hi and post a few pics of my new to me mostly 1979 xs650. I have been lurking for awhile and realize there are some on here that probably won't like my bike. I got a great deal on it though and it is fun to ride. I have been through alot of info in the electrical section and I am still pretty confused i guess. I believe I have a regulator/rectifier from a 80+ bike. PO made a pretty big mess of the wires, I will clean them as soon as I figure out where they actually go. I have spent the last 2 days trying to solve my charging problem as cheaply as possible. As it stands now I am going to post pics and hopefully someone will ask questions for stuff I have checked and maybe step by step we can figure it out. It would be greatly appreciated. I have already decided that if it is a stator or rotor problem I will likely just hold off and get a PMA, but if it might just be my wiring or the reg/rec I may fix what i have. ***I have read Curlys guide but between the 2 different years its leaving me dumbfounded. I believe I have it wired correctly but don't know how to troubleshoot the individual parts, and also most schematics mention a black wire coming from the stator bundle But i do not have one***Also I noticed all of the nylon screws are not there and something else looks strange about the brush area but I can't place it, I am not for sure if the PO did the nylon stuff the right in the first place
I will be getting the nylon screws asap. I realize it will not actually charge without them. But I was hoping everything else could be tested or verified to be working as much as possible.Thanks for taking the time to help guide a new guy, sorry this ended up so long.
1979 xs650 with a solid state reg/rec
toggle switch to flip and kickstart only
only other electronics are the headlight, tail light, and brake light..I have these under control.
Tests so far=Slap Test Failed but the bolt seems to have residual magnetism left,
either brush to ground produces~25VAC, white to white from stator produces only .1VAC. tried to ground the green to test regulator and blew a fuse that was sending voltage to the reg/rec and to top brush??(nylon screw missing maybe)




1979 xs650 with a solid state reg/rec
toggle switch to flip and kickstart only
only other electronics are the headlight, tail light, and brake light..I have these under control.
Tests so far=Slap Test Failed but the bolt seems to have residual magnetism left,
either brush to ground produces~25VAC, white to white from stator produces only .1VAC. tried to ground the green to test regulator and blew a fuse that was sending voltage to the reg/rec and to top brush??(nylon screw missing maybe)



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